Final Chapter. 318. Stupidity and cleverness
Although the Ji family is only a craftsman, in order to win him over, the people in the Cai Party have already included him in the sequence of the sage gate wall and become a scholar with an orthodox teacher! And now the prince is afraid that the deficit will be exposed, so he immediately announced that he would cut the table with the Ji family, and even sent his number one lackey, Ji Qin, to the front line, intending to use the hands of the Qinnan coalition army to kill people and destroy their mouths......
Frankly speaking, the means he used to clear himself were extremely naïve, and his true intentions were also clearly exposed; At least in the "Fox Immortal Temple" in Yanjing City, there is nothing to hide. What's even more terrifying is that he is acting so ruthlessly, he has exceeded the boundaries of imperial art, and it will inevitably chill the hearts of everyone in the old party!
Indeed, those people in the old party who have been in the court for a long time are indeed all sanctimonious, greedy and insidious; But that doesn't mean they don't know what's right and what's wrong; What kind of master is worth his life, and what kind of master will definitely cook rabbits and dead dogs.
With such a prince who must be the king of the king, will anyone really be willing to support him? And Zhou Changyong, who has lost the heart of the old party, even if he succeeds in ascending the throne, how can he compete with Zhou Chang'an, the fourth prince, who has won the hearts of the people in the world and holds a hundred battles?
If it continues to develop like this, it will be a matter of time before the second Qin-Yan dispute breaks out; And the Zhongxing rule of the Northern Yan Dynasty no longer exists......
Therefore, the prince's self-righteous actions dealt a devastating blow to the overall layout of Emperor Tianyou. Emperor Tianyou can't break the jar, but if he wants to clean up the stigma of the crown prince, there are only two ways to go.
The road that is above board is bound to be ineffective, and it is very easy to leave trouble. That is, he directly planned the plan, sent someone to stab the fourth prince Zhou Chang'an to death in front of the battle, and beat him as a rebellion. As a result, the crown prince was trapped in the love of siblings, and could only secretly advise His Majesty in the form of walking gossip.
As for the fraud case between him and the Ji family, it can also be explained that their father and son secretly colluded with Zhou Chang'an, intending to set the enemy to attack Yanjing, in order to seek the opportunity to stand on their own feet in Sanjin. As for the few taels of silver they greedy, they are not worth mentioning at all.
However, the palms and backs of the hands are full of meat, and this method is really ruthless for Zhou Yuanqing, who is the king and father; Besides, he wasn't sure, and he didn't know what the fourth son, who was in the limelight, had gathered a little bit of military morale, and what he had become like when he was beaten in blood. Once he acts like this, can Zhou Changyong's naïve methods and narrow vision alone suppress those arrogant soldiers?
Tiger poison does not eat children, and this is especially true for Zhou Yuanqing, who is getting older.
As for the other method, it is to set yourself on fire. Zhou Yuanqing cut the grass and eradicated the roots by himself, and ordered the prince to come out of the coffin to support the soul to show his inner sorrow. When the court is approaching tomorrow, I will punish him again, and show the people in the old party that the father and son of the heavenly family have a gap in this matter. And he went to put on the hat of the tyrant and left the reputation of the lord of Zhongxing to the prince who was about to succeed him......
Sure enough, at the Zijin Palace court meeting in the early morning of the next day, due to the unclear accounts of the household department, the prince was ordered by Emperor Tianyou to be pulled out of the palace and scolded thirty in public; The two warriors of the War Palace, who were in charge of the execution, under the secret instruction of the great eunuch Tang Fuquan, drenched Zhou Changyong's blood and passed out twice. After the punishment was over, he was confined to the prince's mansion for 100 days, reflecting on himself and blaming himself.
As everyone knows, today's Northern Yan Dynasty, except for the stormy half of Jizhou, is simply destitute, how can the accounts be unclear? Therefore, Zhou Yuanqing deliberately scolded the prince in front of hundreds of civil and military officials, obviously just to find a reason to save his face!
Today's program is not difficult to connect with yesterday's prince's self-surrender and the coffin of Qin Lin, the secretary of the Ministry of Support......
Oh, it turned out that the prince was upset about the Ji family's annihilation, which annoyed His Majesty......
I have to say that these thirty court sticks, the prince is really worth the money!
Just when the prince was silent, his flesh and blood were blurred by the court staff, and he was carried out of the palace by four internal prisoners; Wang Fang, who had been executing outside the hall, was hooked by a little eunuch behind the pillars outside the hall......
After a while, Wang Fang couldn't hide the joy on his face and stood back at the top of the western column of the Purple Gold Palace.
"Wang Zuocheng, the prince was scolded by my staff, but you smiled with a smile on your face, you will inevitably lose the respect of the prime minister......"
"Returning to Your Majesty, the old minister is not gloating, but a new report from the Ludong battlefield; The Qinnan coalition army, which had just taken Jishui City, underwent a shocking change last night! ”
"Retreat!"
The civil and military ministers above the court scolded in their hearts; Immediately, the mountain shouted long live, and fled for his life as if he went out of the palace to inquire about the news. And a quarter of an hour later, Wang Fang in the imperial study shook his head and said a surprise news triumphantly:
"Your Majesty, the Qinnan Coalition Army was infighting last night!"
"Oh? Sooner or later, it will happen so quickly? I thought that it would be when they besieged Yanjing City at the earliest! ”
"Although Your Majesty is very holy, he also thinks highly of the rebellious ambitions. Nandi businessmen have always been short-sighted and profit-oriented, and they think that they have won now, and they can't wait for the moment of "uneven distribution of spoils"! ”
Last night, Chen Ziling and Pang Qingshan, two allies with their own ghosts, finally started to move. It's just that the fuse of this war was not Pang Qingshan, who was scheming, but Chen Ziling, who had gone through a battle and became famous!
Regarding the origin of this matter, we have to start with Chen Ziling's character.
Since the Qin Army uprising, the public opinion of Huayu Continent and the personal evaluation of Chen Ziling, the commander of the Qin Army, have not been high. It's just that I don't blame others for being blind; After all, apart from fighting a protracted bloody battle under Hedong City, and showing a little bravery and tenacity, he has no commendable achievements.
With this humble resume of commanding the army, Mo said that he could not be compared with Cai Ning, the general of the mighty Huajiang River, and Yan Chongwu, the prince of Youbei Town, two of the world's top generals; Even the weak Bashu Dao Xiang Qing once had a remarkable record of persuading a god capital Luojing without a sword out of the sheath and without bloodshed......
Therefore, the world's view of Chen Ziling is only stupid and reckless; He also believed that with his clumsy military talents, he was not at all suitable for the post of commander-in-chief of the First Army.
Although Chen Ziling is the son of the Qin Prince's Mansion, after all, his ancestors are humble and poor; In addition, he worked in the Qin Palace, and most of the people he was sent to since he was a child were famous families of the princes; Therefore, he is extremely eager to become famous in his bones, and he also cares very much about the world's evaluation and opinion of him.
Whoever has low self-esteem in his heart must be proud at the same time.
Chen Ziling's knowledge is good, but he has no orthodox teacher; The martial arts are not low, but they can't afford to be criticized as "ten thousand enemies". Both civil and military are mediocre, and he can only take the golden mean, take stability first in everything, and become a famous general like Guo Xing's son Guo Xiao.
And this time, Zhou Changfeng, the king of Qin, rebelled and entrusted his life to Chen Ziling, not to recognize that he had the talent to sweep the Eight Wilderness and sweep Liuhe; It's just a loyalty that completely trusts him.
Such contempt and insults, for Chen Ziling, who is desperate to make contributions and make a name for himself, is no less than a thorn in his heart, which always makes his bedroom uneasy!
Now in the next battle of Jishui City, he not only annihilated nearly 10,000 enemy troops in one fell swoop, but his own losses were almost negligible; Even the city of Jishui City was not damaged in any way. I think that with this kind of record alone, he is enough to be among the world's famous generals!
However, the governor of Xiao Ji sent troops out of the city to send the death first, and then opened the city to surrender later; really caught Chen and Pang Er off guard; also by the way, Pang Qingshan, who was "waiting for the opportunity", was dried on the dry shore! He wanted to wait until the two sides were in full swing and more than half of the casualties were killed; He led the army to stab out and annihilate the remnants of Qin and Yan in one fell swoop, and reaped the benefits of the fishermen. can think that the Northern Yan Army will be so unhelpful, the Qin army didn't even warm up, and the guard general Ji Qin went out of the city and surrendered!
At that time, the Qin army's tiger and wolf were full of fighting spirit and vigorous, and all of them were already red-eyed; And Nan Kang's stature is relatively short and thin, and he is also born at a loss in terms of strength; Once you use your sword in vain, even if you can win in the end, you will definitely lose a lot. What's more, there is also a capital of the Northern Yan Kingdom in front of him, Yanjing City, which has not yet been conquered; If you consume too much water in Jishui, how can you conquer Yanjing City?
So under that circumstance at that time, Pang Qingshan could only temporarily restrain his killing intent, pretending to welcome the complacent Chen Ziling, and enter the city with him to rest.
Chen Ziling, who has just made the proud work of his life, is naturally fierce and complacent. He handed over Ji Qin to Pang Qingshan for disposal; However, the official seal book of Jishui City is firmly in his hands. And he and his personal soldiers lived in the Jishui Mansion; arranged Pang Qingshan and others to rest in the official post.
In fact, the main force of the Qin-Yan coalition army is more than 100,000; So they camped out outside the city, and did not distinguish between high and low; But Chen Ziling directly entered the government as the master and sent Pang Qingshan to the official post, which naturally made the people of Nankang dissatisfied.
At noon the next day, a celebratory banquet was opened.
Chen Ziling, who was proud of the spring breeze, was naturally very interested in the face of fine wine and food. At the beginning, he could still stand on the position of equality and cooperation, and politely discuss the specific strategy of the next step with Pang Qingshan; However, after the three rounds of wine, Chen Ziling completely forgot the difference in strength between Nankang and Sanqin, and what a huge disparity it was......
From Chen Ziling's point of view, the combat power of Nankang's soldiers has always been despised by the people of the world; Yesterday, Pang Qingshan did not lead the army to participate in the battle, but only pretended to beat the side drum; And their Qin army, the tiger and wolf, completely annihilated the enemy army, and the strength and weakness of the two sides were already very obvious.
Since each other is a member of the army, we should respect those who are hard-fisted; And I, Chen Ziling, am the rising Huayu handsome, pointing out to you who are not a group of local chickens and dogs, which is to increase your ability!
And from Pang Qingshan's point of view, this is purely shameless! In this case, there is no need to wait for Yanjing City to unload the mill and kill the donkey's plan! This banquet in front of us is even if it is too much for you Chen Ziling!