Chapter 143
Now it is said that there is an 800-mile urgent military situation report along the West Sea, only saying that Fanyi Koubian, the king of Nan'an County led the army to kill the enemy in blood, but he was ambushed by the enemy, and the army was defeated and captured.
Now Fanyi detains the king of Nan'an County to negotiate peace with the imperial court, and he is not ashamed to say that he wants to follow the example of the Han and Tang dynasties to marry the princess and relatives, so that the two countries will always be good for Qin and Jin. If the imperial court did not agree, they would kill the king of Nan'an County to sacrifice the banner, and then wave their army north to take Kyoto.
Fanbang's letter of state entered Beijing along with the military intelligence report of Xihai Yanzi, which immediately shocked the government and the opposition. Today's saints are even more angry. At the court meeting, he angrily denounced the arrogance of the small country of Fanbang, and he wanted to provoke the prestige of the imperial court.
Seeing this, the civil and military officials were even more angry, and the military attachés stood up one after another to ask for battle, bluntly saying that they would lead the troops to fight back, break the Fanbang royal court, and escort the royal court back to Chang'an to ask His Majesty for the guilt. The civil officials were also impassioned, and they came out one after another to accuse the barbarians of Fanbang for their indoctrination.
This is also the reason why the hundred officials are not afraid of war.
There is a way to raise soldiers for a thousand days and use soldiers for a while, and now one-third of the annual taxes of the imperial court are taken out by the saints to train the soldiers. So why did the country waste so much money on military training? In the long run, I am afraid that the majesty of the army and the military department will also be lost.
Today's saints are also quite relieved to see the civil and military officials united. However, the matter of sending troops is very important, and it also involves the life and safety of the king of Nan'an County. Everyone in the world knows that the imperial court has the intention of cutting the domain, in order to avoid people who accuse the court of wanting to kill people with a sword, so they refused to agree to Fanbang's request for peace, resulting in the tragic death of the king of Nan'an County, and did not want the other three kings and the meritorious old clan to have a sad heart, and the saint who has always cherished his feathers and cherished himself did not want to act rashly.
The hundreds of officials in the court also knew that the sage's concerns were related to the face of the court and the danger to the life of the king of Nan'an, which was more important?
The military department and the generals in the army had to stand up and ask for war because they thought of themselves. However, for civil officials, standing on the side of the main battle will offend the king of Nan'an County and even the king with a different surname and the meritorious old clan. And standing on the side of the Lord and the Lord will offend the saints, and will also end up with a cowardly and inaction...... There is only another way, and there is really no way to solve the problem. It is really a dilemma, so that people can't open their mouths lightly to express their attitude.
Even Chen Jue, who is known for his quick wit, did not speak, and everyone talked about the long-sleeved and good dancers who were good at figuring out the sacred heart, and of course they didn't dare to speak.
The saint couldn't, so he had to retire for the time being. After the civil and military officials withdrew from the Qinzheng Palace, he ordered Chen Jue, the minister in charge of the palace, to enter the imperial study to meet him.
Seeing this, Chen Qi had no choice but to bow his hand to the colleagues who were surrounding him to inquire about the situation, and followed the little eunuch back to the palace again.
What the two monarchs and ministers discussed in the imperial study room, outsiders naturally don't know. I only know that after Chen Jue left the palace, the sage changed his way and entered the harem to find the old sage to talk.
At that time, Concubine Nan'an also handed over a sign to enter the palace, and was crying to several respected old concubines and old concubines.
Although Concubine Nan'an is old, she is not a confused and ignorant person. The imperial court deliberately cut the feudal domain, and naturally regarded the four kings with different surnames as thorns in the flesh. Among them, the king of Beijing was just and weakly crowned, and he thought that his scheming skills were not as good as the saints, so he handed over the military power early and married the princess to show his loyalty. Although he can't hold power now, he is happy to enjoy the honor of reading every day.
The remaining two county kings of Dongping and Xining are low-key, although they don't want to give up their power to others, and they don't want to provoke the eyes of the court too much. So when the saint planted his eyes and ears everywhere on the grounds of military training, he turned a blind eye, but his own actions became more and more cautious. In the past two years, even their own daughters have come and gone to Shaotong in Beijing. is only at ease on his own one-third of an acre.
Because of the power of the king of Nan'an County, the power is the heaviest and the most powerful. Not only does it have 100,000 elite soldiers, but it also guards such anointed places as the West Sea Coast, which can be described as full-fledged. To put it mildly, if there is a dissatisfaction that wants to rise up, it is not without a hard work.
Therefore, the imperial court is also the most jealous of the king of Nan'an. At that time, the Nan'an Wangfu was prosperous, and the whole family was proud of it. This will suddenly hear the bad news, and the men and women in the house will know that they are panicking. I deeply regret that I acted too arrogantly in the past and pierced people's eyes. After the report of the West Sea and the national letter of the vassal state entered Beijing together, the concubine Nan'an hurriedly entered the palace to find the concubines and concubines to intercede, for fear that the saint would be hard-hearted and save the heart of borrowing a knife to kill people and ignore the king of Nan'an.
Concubine Nan'an even suspected in private that this time the king of Nan'an led the troops to lead the battle, but he was ambushed and captured, and it was the saint who interfered with it. Otherwise, why did the king of Nan'an County have nothing to do with the West Sea for many years, but something happened after the court wanted to cut the domain?
The more Concubine Nan'an thought about it, the more uneasy she became, and she didn't dare to tell others what she was speculating about. I had to enter the palace as soon as possible to find the emperor and the old concubines to intercede. However, the harem of this dynasty is not allowed to interfere in politics, and the old concubines and concubines in the palace have no good way, so they have to accompany Concubine Nan'an to cry.
The old sage couldn't listen to the crying and crying of these harem maids, so he simply avoided it. Run to the upper study to watch the children and grandchildren read.
Before the saint's feet had even stepped into the harem, there were whispers from all over the world that news came from the gods. When the sage heard this, he ordered the sedan chair to drive up to the study. The father and son accompanied their children and grandchildren to read a book and take a school examination before they turned to the imperial garden.
The spring is cold, the flowers in the garden are withering, and only the clusters of cold plums and snow are frosty. A gust of cold wind blows on the face, and wisps of fragrance linger on the nose, making people feel vibrating.
The father and son gossiped about the defeat and capture of the king of Nan'an County, and the emperor asked the court how to deal with the matter. The sage said that the hundreds of officials in the court were passionate about the main battle, and of course he did not forget to mention that the court was worried about the safety of the king of Nan'an County.
The old sage chuckled lightly and said slowly: "There is a saying among the people called Wen Death Advice, Martial Death War, which should be. It's a pity that whenever something is involved in the dispute with the DPRK political party, it will change its taste. ”
After a pause, the old sage smiled again: "In the past, the king of Nan'an County and the old ancestor fought the world together, and they were invincible and heroic, how heroic. Now the children and grandchildren are not sleeping! ”
The saint took the old saint's arm and walked slowly forward, without speaking.
The old sage said: "The imperial court has long had the intention of cutting the feudal domain. Now that the king of Nan'an County has been defeated and captured, those civil and military generals don't say anything, and they must have a lot of discussions in private, and they are all watching it. Although the king of Nan'an County is not a weapon, his ancestors have made contributions to the imperial court. Moreover, he was captured in battle...... If you can let him come back, let him come back, and you can't let the outside talk about the court's meanness and unkindness. ”
Anyway, the king of Nan'an County made such a big mistake this time, even if he is redeemed to the court, I am afraid that he will not have the face to take charge of the military power of the West Sea again.
In this case, the court does not need to do things absolutely without it.
The saint was silent for a moment when he heard this, and then asked, "What does the father mean...... Do you want to promise and kiss? But there is no princess of the right age in the palace—"
Even if there were, he was reluctant to take his daughter to fill the pit of the king of Nan'an. As for following the example of the Han and Tang dynasties, a palace maid was casually named a princess to fool people, and the sage never thought about it. Since the establishment of this dynasty, the officials have ruled the Qing Dynasty and the armament is strong, and he has been following the policy of "not being a minister, not paying tribute, and not being in harmony" of the previous Ming Dynasty.
If it weren't for the fact that the matter of the king of Nan'an was very involved, the sage would have been eager to directly drop the letter handed by the small state, and the hand-picked soldiers would wave the army to the West Sea and smash its royal court.
The Emperor Taishang glanced at his son with a smile, and said casually: "The spring is cold, this day is warm and warm, and after standing in the wind for a long time, I still feel cold." Let's go back, too. ”
When the saint saw this, his heart suddenly changed, so he stopped talking about the matter. still helped the old saint back to the palace to rest.
Concubine Nan'an entered the palace on this trip and failed to see the old sage, so she returned depressed. After staying home, he refused to stop, and went around to visit and lobby the old ministers of the court to intercede for the king of Nan'an in front of the saint.
At that time, the king of Nan'an County was defeated and captured, and the small country of Fanyi used this to threaten the imperial court with the princess and relatives, and the matter had already been known to everyone. The city of Chang'an is boiling, especially the relatives of the emperor who have school-age girls, and they are like great enemies. For fear that the imperial court would sacrifice their daughters in order to redeem the king of Nan'an. Therefore, he frequently entered the palace to meet with him, and inquired about the holy will in front of the old saints, saints, and several concubines and concubines. Among them, Prince Zhongkang was the most worried. He had just had a quarrel with the old sage because of the canonization of the county lord by the imperial court, and this time he was out of a small country and wanted to marry a princess and a relative.
Clear-eyed people know that the sage is eloquent and strategic, and he will never swallow his anger to the small country of Fanbang. Even if this son endures a momentary anger due to the safety of the king of Nan'an County, he will definitely have to make up for it later. At that time, the fate of the princess who married into the vassal kingdom can be imagined.
Prince Zhongkang is a proud person, but he has always loved his family like a treasure. He was afraid that the saint would embarrass him with this matter, and he would not be able to sleep and eat at the time. Thinking about it, he still took his wife and daughter into the palace to greet the old sage, but this time he didn't forget to stand aside with the sage, and advocated sending troops to raise his prestige, to teach that Yelang arrogant Fanbang a lesson.
As soon as the conversation changed, he kept mentioning that "the bell is still tied to the bell", openly and secretly saying that even if the court has the intention of harmony, there is no need to focus on the princess and the county lord with royal blood. At least there are school-age girls in the Nan'an County Palace......
Emperor Taishang and the present look at Prince Zhongkang looking like a scoundrel who would rather die than die in poverty, and he couldn't help but laugh when he landed.
I feel helpless today. Although he didn't like Prince Zhongkang, he still treated several nephews and nieces equally. He would not sacrifice his nieces and relatives in exchange for the life of the king of Nan'an.
He, the emperor's uncles, brothers, sisters, and sisters, is really worrying.
However, seeing that all the royal relatives and nobles in Chang'an City were panicked, the saint had to show in front of everyone that he really did not mean to be the princess and the county lord of the royal family.
The sage Chrysostom said that everyone was naturally relieved. After the news spread outside the palace, I soon heard that Concubine Nan'an had the intention of recognizing a righteous woman.
What kind of righteous daughter does this son recognize, Concubine Nan'an's move is simply Sima Zhao's heart. However, it is not about himself, the king of Nan'an County is one of the four kings with different surnames in the imperial court, and even the saint does not dare to speak out, regardless of the life and safety of the king of Nan'an County, he is in the West Sea, and everyone is naturally not able to say more.
However, the Nan'an County Wangfu obviously has a daughter of the right age but refuses to come forward to make peace, and he is reluctant to let the Nan'an County King's life want to call a girl from another family to replace him.
However, this time, the Nan'an County Royal Mansion was already in a hurry, but he couldn't care about these rumors.
When the news reached the You family, Third Sister You was also shocked. She remembered that in the original work, although there was a plot in which the king of Nan'an County was defeated and captured, and Tanchun was considered a righteous daughter and married by Concubine Nan'an, it was already at the end of the story. But now it's suddenly years ahead......
Third Sister You doesn't know if it's the butterfly effect caused by the change of saints after they ascended the throne.
However, Jia Tanchun of Rongguo Mansion has not yet reached the end of the year, presumably Concubine Nan'an will not be so cruel as to recognize a little girl who has not been able to meet the law as a righteous daughter, and let her go to the marriage instead of her daughter. Even if Jia Zheng and his wife are cold and cold, they are afraid that they will not be able to do such a criticizing thing.
But even if it's not Jia Tanchun, there will be Zhang Tanchun and Zhao Tanchun. The most important thing in this time is the parents who sell their daughters for glory, and the daughters who are famous.
“…… This is indeed a sin. You say that a man loses a battle outside, what does it have to do with his daughter's family? I just want to take my young daughter out and change people. Isn't this just waiting to be sent to death? The Chen family packed up Brother Bao'er's small clothes on one wall, and chatted with Third Sister You on the other.
She is also a child bearer, so she naturally knows the pain involved. Folk marrying a girl is reluctant to marry in other provinces, not to mention that now you have to marry into a small country in Fanbang. The folk customs are all different, and the barbarians are not educated. "If you are bullied by your husband's family for a while, your mother's family will not be able to use her strength if she wants to fight her waist."
Chen said a word, and Fu was happy again. Fortunately, their own girls are either married or engaged, only the fourth girl is still young, even if it looks like it has been two years, it will take two years to succeed, but there is no need to worry about this.
Otherwise, with the mental means of Old Lady You and You Ziyu, they really can't be prepared to do something like selling women for glory.
When Chen thought about it, he couldn't help but think of Concubine Nan'an's lack of virtue when she wanted to recognize her righteous daughter. "It is said that he wants to exchange the princess and his relatives for the prince, isn't the county lord of Zhaoyi of Nan'an County just sixteen years old this year. A child, a parent whose body is exposed to the skin. Now that the elders are in prison, it is natural for the younger generations to fulfill their filial piety. But there are obviously girls of the right age in the palace of Nan'an County, but because they are reluctant to give up their own daughters, they want to harm other people's daughters. Watching innocent girls suffer for them, but leaving their own daughters to enjoy honor in a prosperous place? It's really shameless. ”
“…… According to me, if the king of Nan'an has a little temperament, he should die in the West Sea. Instead of asking the small country to threaten the court with his life. It can be regarded as accumulating some yin owls for their descendants. ”
When Third Sister You heard Chen's words, she also sighed.
Today's sage is eloquent and strategic, and since he succeeded to the throne, he has been a fierce soldier and a clear ruler, which shows that he is ambitious and is by no means a stable and stable monarch.
With the arrogance of the saint's heart, even if this son cherishes his feathers and agrees to make peace, he is afraid that after changing back to the king of Nan'an, he will raise an army for revenge. At that time, the girl who kissed her would be miserable.
It can be seen that what Concubine Nan'an did was really lacking in morality. It's no wonder that Chen couldn't help but scold.