In the fourteenth year of Liyang, the second day of the sixth month

Yongzhou, Shengjing

Palace

Since the border killed the general Cai Hua in Caishi Mountain, the Jin army was defeated, retreated to the general pass, and Ji Linbing sent a series of bad news to the capital in two months.

Emperor Liyang, who had always been in poor health, fell seriously ill, and it was not until today that he got better, and urgently summoned important ministers to the imperial study to discuss the war against Zhou.

Emperor Liyang, who has been reigning for 14 years this year, has a single name and a clear character, and now he has just passed his forty-eighth birthday, and he is looking at the age of Ben Zhitian.

In this feudal era when the medical situation was underdeveloped, resulting in the average adult male age being less than forty years old, Emperor Liyang's age can be regarded as half of the earth.

In fact, Emperor Liyang's body has not been healthy in recent years, although he has not suffered from any major diseases, but he has also suffered from minor disasters and diseases.

It is precisely because of this that the battle for the storage position of the Northern Jin Dynasty will be so hot.

If Emperor Liyang was at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period and was in good health, the two princes of Duan Wang and King Jing would not dare to fight for power so unscrupulously.

Doesn't this understand how to slap your father in the face and provoke the imperial power.........

Even if they lose their minds, the ministers don't dare to gamble with their lives.

Therefore, the current situation of the two kings fighting each other is largely because Emperor Liyang's health is worried, and the court, officials, and even the gentry and the common people hope to elect a prince.

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In this regard, Emperor Liyang himself also knows it, and even this current situation is still behind him.

Emperor Liyang intends to choose a prince with better comprehensive ability in all aspects among the two sons of Duanwang and King Jing to take over his throne.

Now, Emperor Liyang knows that with his physical health, he may not be able to survive the day when the Northern Jin Dynasty will unify the world, so he can only pin his hopes on his son, hoping that the next generation of Northern Jin Dynasty emperors can lead the Northern Jin Dynasty to the peak.

Complete the unfulfilled unification wish of Taizu, Taizong and even his own three generations of emperors in the Northern Jin Dynasty.

Therefore, Emperor Liyang did not hesitate to let his two sons turn against each other, but also to choose the best of the best and select the prince who can truly lead the rise and unification of the Northern Jin Dynasty in the future.

For now, Emperor Liyang himself prefers King Duan in his heart, and feels that this son is benevolent and generous but not pedantic, flexible and not old-fashioned, good at learning, and a good seedling to be an emperor.

It's just that Emperor Liyang is a little dissatisfied with King Duan, this child is too affectionate, soft-hearted, and I am afraid that he will have the shortcomings of indecision when necessary.

The character of King Duan, if it is in peacetime, must be a Ming monarch and holy lord, but in this time of war and chaos of the Three Kingdoms, it will drag down the Northern Jin Dynasty.

Compared with it, King Jing is obviously the other extreme, decisive, tough and ruthless, a wolf cub, with such an emperor, the Northern Jin Dynasty will definitely not have to defend the enemy country and bully, and even take the initiative to bully others.

From this point of view, Emperor Liyang is intellectually more optimistic about King Jing, but, like King Duan, King Jing also has his own flaws, one of which is a great achievement, Emperor Liyang is very afraid that if King Jing becomes the emperor, he will start a war with reckless force.

Second, perhaps because of the influence of his mother Yu Guifei, King Jing is a little mean and unkind, except for a few people, he treats everyone else mainly for use, and rarely puts it into his heart.

Third, King Jing is arrogant, conceited, and sometimes rarely listens to the opinions of others, even Emperor Liyang has warned King Jing several times to stay sincere, King Jing nods and agrees to face to face, and he can do whatever he should do when he turns around.

Emperor Liyang was disappointed in him and was very dissatisfied............

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Now, the border is defeated, the general Cai Hua is defeated and killed, the most elite 200,000 border troops of the Northern Jin Dynasty are not left, and most of Yongzhou is exposed to the Western Zhou soldiers.

As long as Ji Linbing takes the General Pass, Guangqing and Quliang will no longer have any serious danger to defend, and if the Second Mansion is taken by the Northern Zhou, Pingyang and Tong'an will be in danger, and even the Holy Kyoto may fall.

Therefore, the Northern Jin Dynasty court must firmly block Ji Linbing from the general pass, and then choose the opportunity to defeat the other party and recapture the lost land of Beiling and Nanling.

Previously, King Duan had been on the table to participate in the battle against Zhou, and King Jing saw that after King Duan begged for war, he also expressed his willingness to go to the front line to participate in the war, at that time, Emperor Liyang was still hesitating, and now with the menacing Western Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Liyang felt that he could let the two kings go to the battlefield to experience it.

First, for the king, you can't be ignorant of the war, and it is a good thing for the two kings to accumulate some military experience on the front line, and second, this time the border is defeated, and the morale of the army is low, and the two princes can boost morale by going to the front line in person, and third, Emperor Liyang also wants to see how the two kings will deal with such a critical situation.

In good times, everyone can do good deeds, and in adversity, it is the hard skill of real materials.

Emperor Liyang did not say clearly about the thoughts of the two kings, but when he announced that he would send the two princes to the general on the battlefield, all the important ministers who were summoned by him to the imperial study to discuss the matter understood Emperor Liyang's intentions for the first time.

Zuo Xiang Bao Huaiwei frowned slightly, saw that no one spoke, and couldn't help but stand up and speak.

"Your Majesty, how can the two highnesses easily go to the battlefield to get into danger, if there is an accident, wouldn't it be a loss of social integrity."

Prime Minister Bao Dacheng's words are a bit euphemistic, but in fact, the translation is straightforward, the two princes are involved in too big a matter, and what to do with the throne if they hang up on the battlefield.

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There are still a lot of people in favor of Zuo Xiang's idea, and as soon as he opened his mouth, the secretary of the military department, the secretary of the criminal department, the middle of the imperial history and others all agreed.

These are also a few bigwigs who did not stand in the two parties in the court, and like the neutral faction in the Western Zhou Dynasty, they maintained the stability of the court, so when they heard that Emperor Liyang was going to send the two kings to the front, they immediately came out to express their opposition.

In contrast, the officials of King Jing and Duanwang, who had already sent letters to each other in advance, expressed their support for Emperor Liyang's decision.

The bigwigs in the two parties, Wen Heng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Shangguanye, the right minister, have expressed their positions, although the momentum is not as big as the neutral faction, but it undoubtedly strengthens Liyang's inner decision.

"Okay, don't fight anymore, I have made up my mind, King Jing and King Duan are the supervisors of the army, and they will go to the General Pass with the reinforcements in the near future, take charge of the rewards and punishments in the army, and also take the responsibility of dispatching and transporting grain and grass, there must be no mistakes."

King Duan and King Jing, who had been standing next to them as muffled insects just now, heard this, and bowed down one after another: "Erchen has the order." ”

Emperor Liyang nodded, and his pale face, which had just recovered from a serious illness, was slightly flushed: "You two remember, although you are the prince, you must obey the orders of the generals in the army, and if you dare to disobey, you can be punished according to military discipline. ”

Because of the superior performance of the later general Peng Kuohai in the border battle, after Cai Hua's death, he was worshiped by Emperor Liyang as the generalissimo of the rebellion, responsible for the border war against the Western Zhou.

That is to say, now in this war between the Northern Jin Dynasty and the Western Zhou Dynasty, Peng Kuohai is the main commander, King Jing and King Duan are the superintendents of the army, and they are naturally under his command.

King Jing and King Duan understood Emperor Liyang's beating, and hurriedly replied: "Erchen remember. ”

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Emperor Liyang was satisfied, waved his hand to let the two retreat aside, and then began to discuss with the ministers where to transfer troops to help the general pass.

In fact, before that, Emperor Liyang had already ordered the nearby town guards to go to the General Pass to support.

At present, there are nearly 150,000 soldiers and horses stationed near the General Pass, and it is definitely enough to guard the pass, but if the lost land is recovered, more soldiers and horses must be sent.

"The Sha Shuai of Pinghu can't move, and it's best not to transfer troops if there are a few town guards nearby, the Western Zhou Dynasty has a big victory, and we have to prevent Nanchu from taking advantage of the fire to rob." Zhuang Jia, the secretary of the military department, pondered for a long time and took the lead in speaking.

Sha Shuai, the right general of the Northern Jin Dynasty, Sha Qianying, led the army and was stationed in Pinghu Mansion, Gyeongju, responsible for the defense of Southern Chu.

"Since Sha Shuai can't move, then don't adjust Han Shuai, the group of thieves in the East China Sea seems to be a little ready to move, and the coastal prefectures and counties have been being attacked, and Han Jing needs to be in charge there." The right minister, Shangguan Ye, stroked his beard and added.

Han Shuai, Han Jing, the left general of the Northern Jin Dynasty, led the army and stationed along the coast of Gyeongju to deal with pirates and bandits in the East China Sea who plundered along the coast.

Wen Heng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, frowned: "Since these two armies can't move, then we can only transfer more troops from Jizhou, I estimated it before I came, plus Jizhou, each town guard can only draw up to 150,000 troops, and if there are more, there will be chaos." ”

"One hundred and fifty thousand?"

Zuo Xiang Bao Huaiwei pondered: "It's not enough, these 150,000 horses plus the talents of the general pass can barely gather 300,000, and Ji Lin has an army of 400,000, including 100,000 white feather elite cavalry, relying on these forces alone, I am afraid that I will not be able to regain the lost territory from him." ”

"Well, Zuo Xiang is right."

Emperor Liyang nodded: "Now that the Northern Zhou Dynasty is in full swing, its dynasty's support for Ji Linbing may be greater, and even I estimate that the little emperor and the queen mother of the Western Zhou Dynasty are preparing to send troops to Ji Linbing, so that he can take Yongzhou in one fell swoop." ”

"The Western Zhou Dynasty now has an army of 400,000, even if it only adds 100,000, it will be an army of 500,000, if this battle is lost, the Western Zhou Dynasty may not be able to breathe for ten years, this Ning is crazy? The ministers of the Western Zhou Dynasty don't stop it? ”

Dai Xinping, who is only in his early forties this year, expressed his puzzlement at the crazy actions of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

"Winning the second mansion in two months, such a brilliant record, we probably have to go crazy in exchange."

Shangguan Ye sneered, and was very dissatisfied with the defeat at the border in his words, and the spearhead seemed to be a little hidden in the deceased Cai Hua, and the ministers next to him listened to it, and many of them agreed with it.

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In the first battle on the border, Cai Hua was defeated in successive battles, not only folding all the most elite border troops of the Northern Jin Dynasty, but also putting the court in such an embarrassing attitude now, and many courtiers were very dissatisfied with him.

If it weren't for the fact that he had died in battle and martyred, it would be difficult for everyone to hold on to the deceased and affect their image, I am afraid that Cai Hua would have been criticized as a sinner in the Northern Jin Dynasty and scolded by all kinds of people in China.

Of course, the reason why Cai Hua was able to keep his name after his death was more because Emperor Liyang had the intention to maintain it, and General Cai was brought up by Emperor Liyang at the beginning, and the two had a very strong relationship.

Although Emperor Liyang also hated Cai Hua for being incompetent, tired of the three armies, losing the country, and wanting to kill him quickly, but after knowing that Cai Hua committed suicide and martyrdom, Emperor Liyang remembered the past, and finally relented, and did not continue to hold Cai Hua accountable, but covered up the matter and handled things in a low-key manner.

At this time, Emperor Liyang saw that Shangguan Ye and the others seemed to be a little dissatisfied with their handling of Cai Hua's affairs, and couldn't help frowning.

"Father, since the Western Zhou Dynasty dares to come to invade the territory, we in the Northern Jin Dynasty can't be afraid of him, and now that the troops are insufficient, we should not transfer some soldiers and horses from the Beijing Fourth Battalion of the Nine Gate Admiral's Mansion."

In fact, in King Jing's heart, he wanted to call the forbidden army, but he said that this was too sensitive, so he could only retreat and ask for the Nine Gate Admiral's Mansion.

Emperor Liyang fell silent when he heard this, and Shengjing, as the capital of the Northern Jin Dynasty, had its own soldiers and horses, which were mainly divided into two parts.

One is the forbidden army, a total of 100,000 people, led by the commander of the forbidden army, the Thai prince Huang Zhou, the forbidden army as the son of heaven's personal guard, guarding the palace, wearing equipment and ordnance is the head of the Northern Jin Dynasty armies.

The other department, which belongs to the Nine Gate Admiral's Mansion, has a total of 200,000 and is led by the Nine Gate Admiral Ge Leiting, and has four battalions under its jurisdiction in the east, west, south and north, so it is also called the Beijing Fourth Battalion.

It is worth mentioning that the equipment and food treatment of the fourth battalion of Beijing is second only to the forbidden army in the Northern Jin Army.

In the Northern Jin Army, the Forbidden Army and the Beijing Fourth Battalion are generally collectively referred to as the Beijing Army, this word, under normal circumstances, is not a positive description, the Northern Jin Dynasty troops all think that the Beijing Army is only well equipped, but they have not been on the battlefield much, will not fight, so they look down on them.

This perception of the Beijing army, and the most popular border army known as the first elite of the Northern Jin Dynasty after a hundred battles, and the proud soldiers and fierce generals who were killed from the pile of dead people naturally will not have a good impression of these "young master soldiers" in the capital who are gorgeously dressed and armored, but have blood in their hands.

As the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, the Beijing army was naturally unwilling to accept the title of "young master soldiers", and they once had a very stiff quarrel with the border army, and when it was serious, there were many armed fights between the two sides.

Well, the border army won all............

Therefore, Emperor Liyang himself was a little vague about the combat power of the Beijing army, and in addition, he was also a little reluctant to send his descendants to the battlefield.

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All the ministers present saw the silence on Emperor Liyang's face, and they all remained silent.

To tell the truth, the situation of the forbidden army and the fourth battalion of Beijing is very complicated, there are many nobles and courtiers in junior high school, and if they are sent to the battlefield, if something happens to the children of the family, people will be angry with the people who come up with ideas, Emperor Liyang and King Jing are not afraid of this, they can't offend people.

Of course, this is also because the DPRK and China can also transfer troops from other places, and the situation is controllable, so the ministers are so calm and feel that the Beijing army can move at every turn.

If the situation is critical, it is estimated that the ministers will not have any worries about offending people, even if they are close relatives of the prince, they should also be on the top.

Emperor Liyang was silent, the ministers were silent, King Jing's situation was suddenly a little embarrassing, he looked at King Duan, who was silent on the side, and thought that he wanted to die together, so he opened his mouth and pulled King Duan into the water.

"Third Emperor Brother, do you think you should transfer the soldiers and horses of the fourth battalion in Beijing?"

It was quiet all around, as soon as King Jing spoke, everyone looked at King Duan, King Duan frowned, and secretly scolded King Jing in his heart for not being a son, but he stood up unhurriedly and said to Emperor Liyang.

"Father, the sons and daughters think that the fourth battalion of Beijing guards the national capital and cannot be moved lightly, but the border is urgent, there is a lack of soldiers and horses, and the fourth battalion of Beijing is the elite of the army, how can it be stationed in Beijing without moving, so, how to do it, it has to be decided by the father,"

As soon as King Duan's words came out, King Jing couldn't help but sneer: "My brother thought that the third emperor brother had any high opinions, but I didn't expect it to be just a refuge and just talk back and forth." ”

"Haha."

Duan Wang smiled: "Since the fourth brother laughs at me like this, he must have a high opinion, so he might as well talk about it." ”

King Jing was choked, he naturally agreed with the fourth battalion of Beijing to send troops, but seeing that Emperor Liyang was so hesitant, it was not easy for him to open his mouth to support it again, otherwise it would seem like he was forcing Emperor Liyang to make a decision.

Of course, the situation was not that serious, but King Jing didn't dare to say anything more when he saw that King Duan was not coming.

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The brothers were fighting here, but Emperor Liyang had thought about it, he raised his head and glanced at his two sons, and King Duan and King Jing were immediately silenced.

Ignoring the two quail-pretending sons, Liyang looked at a middle-aged man with a Chinese character face who had been silent on today's deliberations.

"Di Aiqing."

"The minister is here."

Di Yi, a former general of the Northern Jin Dynasty, led the army to guard the surrounding areas of Shengjing, and was recently transferred to the capital by Emperor Liyang to wait for orders.

"I ordered you to pick 50,000 soldiers and horses from the fourth battalion in Beijing, 50,000 horses from your headquarters, and then transfer 50,000 troops from various places, a total of 150,000 horses, and rush to the General Pass before July."

"The minister commands."

Di Yi has a quiet personality, and the heavy responsibility of facing Emperor Liyang is only a sonorous and powerful three words.

Emperor Liyang knew something about Di Yi's character, didn't care, let him get up, and then looked at Zhuang Jia, the secretary of the military department.

"Zhuang Qing, ordered by the Ministry of War, ordered to dispatch soldiers and horses from all over the country, a total of 150,000, to gallop to the aid of General Pass in the starry night."

"We're in command."

"Qian Qing." Emperor Liyang looked at the Hubu Shangshu Qian Ban again.

"The minister is here." Qian Shangshu, who was as fat as a ball, stood up.

"As soon as the 300,000 army arrives at the General Pass, the grain, grass and ordnance will be insufficient, and the household department must keep up, remember, this is a national war, and anyone who dares to reach out to the army's money and food will punish their clan." Emperor Liyang's eyes were murderous.

Qian Ban did not reply immediately, but pondered for a moment, and replied: "Weichen must always pay attention to the supply of money and food for the army, I am afraid that he will not be able to distract from other things, so the minister asks His Majesty to allow Long Xiao to enter the household department to monitor the movement of money and grain." ”

Tut.........

Everyone looked at this chubby Qian Shangshu first, who didn't know that Long Xiaoxiao was the emperor's spy organization, and who would dare to stretch out his hand when he introduced these killing stars into the household.

Moreover, if something happens to the household, it is also Long Xiaoxiao who is the villain, and it has nothing to do with him, but the household department has made achievements, but his Shangshu is extraordinarily exposed.

Well, this is a fat man's mind is so vicious!

The ministers' thoughts fluctuated, but Emperor Liyang was very satisfied with Qian Shangshu's actions: "The ministers are approved." ”

Qian Shangshu retreated, and Liyang looked at the ministers: "This time, the imperial court dispatched forty-five major armies, almost gambling on the country, and this reckoning can only be defeated. ”

"The ministers obey."

The ministers bowed down, but Emperor Liyang's eyes looked in the direction of the border, and he muttered inaudibly.

"Taizu and Father bless, Dajin will win............"