Chapter 986: The Dust Has Settled
Soon after Chen declared war on the Western Regions, the Western Regions, the Grassland, the Chu State, and the Later Liang State simultaneously declared war on the Chen State, and in a very short time, the Chen State fell into an embattled situation.
There is no doubt that the cause of this series of events is because of Chen Guo's attitude towards the Western Regions.
There is a marriage between the state of Chu and the Western Regions, and it is not surprising that they will support the Western Regions.
But since when did the grassland and Houliang also establish such a close relationship with the Western Regions, and they would not hesitate to declare war with Chen Guo for the sake of the Western Regions?
Whatever the reason, there is a fact that the people and officials of Chen Guo are well aware of.
That is, Chen Guo is a little difficult to deal with the Western Regions, and he must not be able to resist the siege of the four countries, if the army of the four countries crosses the border, within a month, Chen will be completely destroyed.
Their Chen State has reached the time of life and death.
And all this is because today, regardless of the advice of the courtiers and the opposition of the people, forcibly mobilized troops against the Western Regions.
It is the people who suffer from the loss of the country, which directly leads to the fact that before the court has discussed any countermeasures, the people have already exploded, and the people have spontaneously organized themselves and signed the letter of the people, asking His Majesty to withdraw the order to attack the Western Regions and negotiate peace with the four countries.
Negotiation of peace is the trend of the times, Chen Guo has to bow his head, and if he does not bow his head, it will be the end of the country.
And the people's discussion of this, far more than peace, there are even voices for His Majesty to abdicate and let Xian come out, Your Majesty, if it were not for his order, Chen Guo would not have fallen into a situation where the whole world was the enemy.
The Temple of Nourishment.
Emperor Chen had been sitting on the chair for a day and a night, his face haggard and his eyes blank.
On the table is the book of the people, which is played by the people of Beijing and asked him to order the withdrawal of the army, and the fingerprints of hundreds of thousands of people are densely printed on the silk silk that is dozens of zhang long.
Outside the Yang Shen Temple, hundreds of officials knelt on the ground and jointly played, asking him to withdraw the order to attack the Western Regions.
In the hall, Wei Jian walked over slowly, holding a bowl of soup, and comforted: "Your Majesty, eat something, you haven't eaten for a whole day." ”
"My son is against me, my minister is against me, and now even the real subjects are against me......" Emperor Chen didn't look at the soup, his eyes were withdrawn from the Book of the People, and he asked in a low voice, "Is I really wrong?" ”
Wei Jian put down the soup, was silent for a moment, and said, "Yes, Your Majesty is wrong. ”
Emperor Chen raised his head and looked at Wei Jian slowly, this was the first time he had heard such words from Wei Jian in decades.
It was the first time he hadn't followed him.
"Even you think I'm wrong?" Emperor Chen asked in a hoarse voice, "The emperor should be ruthless, what is wrong with me doing this?" ”
Wei Jian lowered his head and asked in a low voice, "If Your Majesty is not wrong, then what is wrong with His Royal Highness King Huai; If His Majesty is not wrong, why do you often dream of the queen and Concubine Yang, and ask them for forgiveness in your dreams; If the competition for the throne should have been ruthless, then what's wrong with those officials kneeling outside, isn't the current King Run His Majesty more than 20 years ago? ”
Wei Jian looked at him and said, "If Your Majesty doesn't feel that he is at fault, how can he have lived so hard for so many years, and how can he be awakened by nightmares every night?" ”
Emperor Chen lowered his head for a long time before he sighed and said: "Brother Huang, they want to kill me, my father protects them, I don't regret using those means to deal with them, the only thing I regret is that I am sorry for Rou'er and Xuan'er, they are innocent, I have failed them......"
"I, I'm really wrong......"
He sat on the chair with a gloomy face, and after a long time, he slowly raised his head and said, "Let the king and them come in......
……
After the atmosphere in Beijing was extremely depressed for two days, news finally came out from the palace.
A notice stamped with His Majesty's jade seal was posted at the gate of the palace, and every message on the notice was earth-shattering.
Nearly a month after announcing war against the Western Regions, His Majesty finally changed his mind and sent an envoy to the Western Regions to negotiate peace, and at the same time, the envoys to the Chu State, the grassland, and the Later Liang were also ready to leave.
In addition, the edict of Zhao Yuan, the king of Lirun, as the crown prince, was finally promulgated today, and after today, the young prince will replace His Majesty, who is ill, to supervise the administration of the country and consul general state affairs.
The people of Jingshi breathed a long sigh of relief, for them, there was not much difference between King Zhong being the emperor or King Run being the emperor, as long as the four countries could withdraw their troops and no longer invade the Chen State, they would already be satisfied.
Of course, the discerning person knows that in this game between His Majesty and the officials of the Runwang family, in the end, His Majesty took a step back.
Although he is still the emperor in name, he no longer exercises the duties of the emperor, and the sentence that the prince supervises the administration of the country and consuls general state affairs explains everything.
The actions of His Majesty before the establishment of the crown prince almost made Chen Guo fall into a catastrophe, which is enough to show that he is no longer suitable to sit in that position, although King Run is young, but there are many capable ministers in the court, with their assistance, the situation of Chen Guo will definitely slowly improve.
The letter of peace was sent to Wanzhou, Shengzhou, Fengzhou and other places in an urgent manner, and the news of the withdrawal of troops from the front came from the front, and the stone in everyone's hearts finally fell.
At this time, Tang Ning was standing at the gate of Runzhou City, holding a letter in his hand, and the expression on his face was extraordinarily wonderful.
After leaving the Beijing Division, they made a detour to Jiangnan, and did not arrive in Runzhou until today, and it was not until this moment that Tang Ning received the news from the Beijing Division.
He just knew that after he left, Emperor Chen announced that he would send troops to the Western Regions, and after the news spread, Chen Guo was cautious, and the Western Regions, Chu State, and Houliang made dumplings......
Even if Chen Guo is strong, it can not be defeated by the siege of the four countries, under pressure, Chen Huang sent envoys to negotiate peace, set up Zhao Yuan as the crown prince, retreated to the background, and no longer paid attention to court affairs, since then, Chen Guo's court dispute officially came to an end, King Huai's ultimate goal was achieved, the Fang family also achieved their own goal, and a series of disputes set off by the Beijing division were finally settled.
Fang Xinyue finished reading the secret letter in Tang Ning's hand, looked up at him, and asked with a confused expression: "Brother Tang Ning, the father and uncle are ......, are they traitors?" ”
Downing didn't give her an answer, and everyone had a different answer in their minds about this question.
As for whether they are traitors or loyal, it can only be left to future generations to judge.
After a few years, with the efforts of Tang Yaoyao, Runzhou has become the back garden of the Tang family, and the Tang family has already become a commercial giant in Jiangnan.
"Two months ago, the lord and the lady had already left Jiangnan." After the big shopkeeper told him the news, he took out a letter from the box, handed it to Tang Ning, and said respectfully: "Before the master left, he left a letter for the son. ”
"They're gone?" Tang Ning was stunned when he heard this, if the two of them had already left Jiangnan, then they didn't come for nothing this time?
He opened the letter, only to see that there was only a piece of paper in the envelope, and a line of words was written on it.
"The world is so big, let's go and see."
Tang Ning was stunned for a while, and then a wry smile appeared on his face, it seems that they don't want to be disturbed by their two-person world, this trip to Jiangnan, he is destined to run in vain.
At this moment, the big shopkeeper looked at him and asked with a smile: "Miss Tang Shui is still in Runzhou, do you want to meet her?" ”