Lord Yu pinched his nose, sighed tiredly, got out of the sedan chair with a bow, and strode through the small school field of the Yamen of the Ministry of War.

In a hurry, he finally held the enthronement ceremony of the emperor, and Lord Yu also took office, and naturally took over all the affairs of the military department, and took over the military power in his hands, he had already sent several lowly officials who were optimistic about Su Rili to go to the important town outside Beijing to contain Wara, if he could resist it, it would be the best, if not, he could also buy a few more days of preparation time for the decisive battle in the capital.

To command such a battle to defend the capital with many unfavorable factors, there is no need to elaborate on how busy Lord Yu should be, to count the bad cards in his hand, and to talk about the first half of the day's work without stopping, but these things are not enough to cause him too much psychological pressure. You must know that Lord Yu came out in the first battle against the Han people, and he is not a junior brother who does not understand military affairs. As an ordinary jinshi who has not been selected into the Jishi, he has been able to sit smoothly in the position of the right attendant of the military department over the years, and he is quite famous, and his scheming and courage are certainly not comparable to ordinary people. For this upcoming battle, Lord Yu attaches great importance to tactics and despises it strategically, although all kinds of details are not less asked, and many plans are even more thoughtful, but the confidence of victory is still not small.

However, this does not mean that his mood is very relaxed...... In the eyes of my lord, whether it is the enthronement of the heir emperor or the crisis of Wara's invasion of the capital, it is actually the beginning of the great turmoil, and the biggest problem and the most far-reaching impact of the civil engineering change have not fully surfaced until now, and how the situation will develop afterwards, even he can't see through it at all, and has a rare feeling of 'body like duckweed, heart like fluttering' like self-control.

Let's just say now, the emperor has ascended the throne, it is said that the first thing is to hold a funeral for the Daxing Emperor and go to the temple, but this matter is ignored by everyone intentionally or unintentionally, even the Taichang Temple, the group of rotten Confucians in the Ministry of Rites did not speak, in the eyes of the adults, this matter is much more tricky than the Varat that is close to hundreds of miles.

Jingzhong has already spread rumors that the former emperor is not dead, saying that he was captured by Wara, the voice is more and more day by day, although the palace still insists on the saying that 'my family has no surrender to the Son of Heaven', but this rumor is bought by many people, even Lord Yu is one of them, and there is no reason, basically as long as it is familiar with the 'first emperor', there will be no surprise about the end of his capture. As long as he is not unlucky enough to even reveal his identity, he is killed by someone with a cold arrow or indiscriminate shooting, judging from his identity, dress, and even the number of entourages, such a person will be taken back to the commander and die in an enemy attack, which is really a very naïve idea, and the only thing that can be hoped for is whether he will decide on his own when he sees things badly.

And those who are familiar with the former emperor will not have any hope for this article...... However, although it was expected, when the news came, Lord Yu's mood was still depressed several times: it was really unfavorable for the country, and this time, things were much more complicated.

Speaking of which, the current embarrassing situation, but thanks to the inner court, if it were not for the queen mother's insistence that the 'first emperor' was dead, the court would not be in a dilemma now, and it would not even be able to admit positively that the 'first emperor' might be captured, so it could only let the rumors ferment. However, then again, if the Queen Mother hadn't insisted that the 'first emperor' had gone, everyone would not have been able to canonize the king so smoothly, and the government would not have been able to stabilize so quickly. It can only be said that every means has consequences, and the current situation is nothing more than paying the price for the previous benefits.

This price can't be said to be heavy......

After dealing with today's urgent tasks, Lord Yu was a little tired, but he had no intention of resting, but stood by the window and looked deeply at the small courtyard, as if he wanted to see through the courtyard gate and see the six yamen distributed in the imperial city.

How many of today's six ministries are brewing an offensive to urge the heir emperor to welcome back the 'first emperor', or to go one step further and urge him to return to power to the first emperor?

I'm afraid that there are quite a few, and even among the ministers who supported the king of Yu that day, there are not a few who are deeply uneasy about the current situation. Now the mother and son of the king have taken control of the power of the court, and judging from their actions, they are quite hostile to the emperor. Such an attitude can be clearly interpreted from the way it dealt with Wang Zhen's henchmen, and those who can understand this layer can't be Lord Yu alone, even if many people have died in the civil fort, but it is impossible for the dynasty to bring all the strength to the civil fort, and there are many smart people left.

very simply, from the call of everyone to deal with Wang Zhen, and even before the emotions fermented, they directly ordered, a group of people closed the copy, and even issued a large article, announcing Wang Zhen's several crimes, and the reason for his first exit from the palace was also pointed out - the ambition of the queen mother, the mother and son of the first emperor, and the wolf son have long been hidden.

Doesn't this mean that the first emperor and the queen mother and son are not compatible? In addition, there are a lot of rumors in the market now, and it is said that the queen mother was stroked back then, because the first emperor was provoked by Wang Zhen and made her angry...... Although it is just a rumor, it is close enough to the truth, there are not a few people who have heard the queen mother admit it herself, I believe that it is only two to three months, this statement will become a recognized fact, then the first emperor as an unfilial son, the reputation will further decline.

There are a lot of such small means in the edict, explicitly saying that Wang Zhen and secretly saying that the emperor was the first emperor, although the technique is not very exquisite, but it also throws out the attitude. Lord Yu didn't think this was King Yu's own meaning at all - he also saw King Yu's performance in the palace that day, he only changed his attitude after returning to the inner palace, behind this matter, it wouldn't even be the plan of someone in the master of ceremonies, and King Yu didn't have time to get familiar with the inner servants of the master of ceremonies...... No matter how you think about it, it should be the decision of the noble concubine.

Including the day of the establishment of the prince, before King Yu made up his mind, he also looked behind the screen all the time...... He couldn't have gone to see the Queen Mother, if the Queen Mother intended to completely change the lineage, why did King Yu say this? Not only adults, but the ministers in the palace that day should know in their hearts that King Yu tore his face and forced the Queen Mother and the ministers to pinch their noses and admit the statement of completely changing the lineage, who was behind the instructions - although the noble concubine has been virtuous and impeccable everywhere for many years, but now the situation is also very clear, she is the strongest force around the emperor. It can even be said that, to a certain extent, she is the emperor himself, and many of the emperor's decisions are directly made by her.

Of course, no one will feel bad about this in the wartime, the noble concubine has watched politics for many years, has high prestige and strong ability, and when the queen mother is sick, it can be regarded as a needle-like existence. But it can't mean that everyone will gladly accept such a change, even Lord Yu, his heart is not very stable, he really needed the aid of the DPRK and China many years ago, and he also relied on the natural advantages of civil officials to foreign relatives, as well as the fact that he was in the emperor's heart, as well as his understanding of Emperor Zhang, he directly participated in the concubine's mother's family, and it was also because of this matter that the reputation of the concubine's family among the people was actually average, and his family was so low-key for many years that they almost didn't dare to go out of the house. Now that the concubine is in power, it is difficult to say whether she will remember the past after the dust settles, and then come to repay her kindness and revenge.

Of course, this is just his personal trouble, Lord Yu is worried about another thing - as far as he knows, after dealing with the Wang Zhen people, the anger of the hundred officials towards the first emperor has dissipated, after all, he is the Son of Heaven, although he was deceived by the traitorous ministers and caused such a big disaster, but in the mind of a minister, there is still no idea of blaming him and resenting him, after all, it is the monarch's father...... Many people can't bear to be in the hands of the enemy and be suppressed by the concubine and the emperor's mother and son. This loyal monarch's mind is still lighter among the important ministers, but the further down it is, the more deep-rooted it becomes, and there are already many protégés who are old and old, and they want to test his attitude towards welcoming back the 'former emperor'.

If that's the case, then that's fine, Lord Yu wouldn't be so worried, but because of the past events many years ago, Lord Yu has always been very attentive to the concubine - he always has to understand the power of his potential enemy. Unlike the ordinary arrogant Wenchen, he also has a little understanding of many entanglements in the inner court, and one of them is that he cares a lot, which was revealed to him by Lord Hu of the Ministry of Rites many years ago: Liu Zhien, the current prince of Dongchang Factory, was a henchman who protected the side of the concubine in the Nanjing palace more than 20 years ago.

Once you know about this matter, it is not difficult to dig out the old things after a little inquiry: Liu Zhien served by the side of the noble concubine for two years during the reign of Emperor Zhang, and then was promoted to the Nanjing celebrant supervisor, and later went to the West, returned to the palace and entered the East Factory, and walked very steadily step by step. Judging from the clues that he went to the West before he entered the ceremonial supervisor in Beijing and was still remembered by Emperor Zhang after being out of Beijing for many years, there must be someone behind him who was promoted in front of Emperor Zhang, so that he could continue to get opportunities...... Who is this person, do you still need to guess?

The Son of Heaven has never been able to be deceived. Even if there are factory guards, as long as the factory guards are also part of the imperial court, they will be influenced by the imperial court after all, and they are not completely loyal, and all news will be reported. If it is someone else's position in the East Factory, Lord Yu will not be worried - leave a line in everything, and see each other in the future. At this point, it is already a success, and it is needless to offend a whole group of opinions, especially how it will be in the future. These privately dissatisfied discussions may not be reported to the police and exacerbate the situation.

But judging from Liu Zhien's style of acting over the years, he is the kind of character who will repay his kindness, and when he makes the right strategy a few times, he can't pretend to be obedient to the noble concubine and the servant king. Lord Yu was ninety percent sure that this dangerous movement in Jingzhong must have been reported to the noble concubine by him.

The noble concubine was participated by herself once, and in the next twenty years, the Xu family almost had no voice, and she was unique among the nobles - this woman is very ruthless! is so strict with his family, in the Wenhua Palace, persecuting the queen mother who may have the possibility of illness, and there is no mercy at all. If it is the character of the king of Yu, I am afraid that he will not be able to kill his brother, but now the situation in the capital is in the style of the concubine...... She is only afraid that she will directly kill the first emperor and his family, and cut through the chaos with a quick knife to prevent future troubles!

Thinking of this, Lord Yu's eyebrows and eyes were a little gloomy, and a rare look of shaking appeared on his face.

He is not the king of Shangshu, and he regards the establishment of the king as another political investment by himself. Master Yu thought to himself that although he was not lacking in calculations, he was still fundamentally different from those vulgar people, and he could still stand up on the issue of right and wrong. Supporting the king is the only choice to keep the foundation of the northern dynasty of the country, and it is much more important than loyalty to the 'first emperor', and Lord Yu has never regretted it. To be honest, he is not without opinions about the 'first emperor' in his heart.

However, even so, killing the monarch is something that he can't easily accept, and he doesn't even allow himself to sit idly by...... If it was because of his own relationship, he directly or indirectly caused King Yu to order the killing of his brother, and the 'first emperor' died because of this, I am afraid that the adults will never be able to sleep peacefully for the rest of their lives.

Turning around and slowly pacing back to the front of the case, Lord Yu picked up a post and looked at it a few more times, Fang Cai sighed and put it down again.

But, even so, what can you do? Do you really want to echo the forces represented by this post, and ask the Queen Mother to hang the curtain? Or is it as whimsical as theirs, forcing the King of Yu to send the concubine to Chang'an Palace for cultivation in the court meeting? jokes, only said that Xu Yuanyu, because of the words of the noble concubine, has now been sent to prison. Dare to come up with this ridiculous idea, that is, to force the king to turn his face and kill people!

However, sitting back and watching this happen, it is really something that he can't accept, no matter what, the 'first emperor' - after all, he is the eldest son of Emperor Zhang, and he is the emperor who inherits the unification in the name of righteousness!

It is only 200 miles away, and the elite soldiers of Wara are strong and high-spirited, and the sword is pointed at the capital, which is intended to be down. But this threat can only make Lord Yu raise his eyebrows, and compared to the post on the desk, Warat is just a disease of scabies.

Maybe it was because of the fast reaction, but in less than ten days, the new emperor had already ascended the throne, and a complete set of defense and counterattack strategies had also been taken out, and the progress of the defense of Beijing was a little stronger than everyone expected. Warat plundered Hebei for ten days, and only after ten days did he gather his troops and horses and go to the capital, but only in Bauhinia Pass, he was frustrated. After three days of attacking and leaving behind thousands of corpses, the Bauhinia Pass was defeated, but the threat to the defenders was not great - they had already retreated to Juyong Pass, and an even better news was also transmitted to the court by the scouts.

The Warat people are not strict about the management and transportation of baggage, after all, this is not their specialty, a large number of baggage swallowed in Huailai, in the past half a month, the consumption is quite huge, and because of the Bauhinia Pass paid a great price, and the Bauhinia Pass to the capital is a strong wall and clear wilderness, except for the water source, there is no food and grass left for them, they already have signs of lack of food.

The defense of Bauhinia Pass was a very successful success, at least it bought a lot of time for the capital. By the time Wara came to fight Juyong Pass, Lord Yu had clearly felt that they were powerless, and at this time, Shandong's fresh force of 20,000 people had gradually approached Beijing, and it seemed that there was great hope for a detour to Tianjin, and before the enemy troops came to the city, they would arrive in Beijing for reinforcements.

However, at this time, something happened that made his brow jump.

The 'First Emperor' really didn't die...... When he hit Bauhinia Pass, there was no sound, and when he hit Juyong Pass, he was taken to the pass by the Warats to call the door.

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I didn't sleep for a day, I was really uncomfortable to death, I couldn't condense my spirit, and I would be dizzy the next day after resting......