Chapter 4: The Puppet Emperor (Part I)

Flee to the South?

Ji Xuanling smiled wryly.

At first, he thought he was in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

After completely fusing the memories of his predecessor, he realized that he had thought things too simply.

In this era, what kind of Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States are it, it is clearly more chaotic and cruel.

The world is very vast, and the mountains and rivers are also huge.

The territory of the Central Plains was occupied by the empire called Daqian, after the dynasty experienced the initial frenzied foreign expansion, the reigning Emperor Wenzong adopted the strategy of Taoist quiet and inaction, the Daqian Empire was politically clear and the economy developed rapidly, making the world ruled, and Emperor Wenzong was known as the son of heaven in Zhongzhou.

The area far from the dynasty in the southeast is very chaotic, it seems to be at the end of the Five Dynasties, the emperor of the Song State Zhao Yin added a yellow robe, and led the troops to fight to the death with Hou Shu, Chu State, Southern Tang Dynasty, and Southern Han Dynasty.

The southwest region is similar to the Dakang Empire that once competed with the Daqian Empire in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, after experiencing the peak era, it is now at the end of the empire.

Only the north, the place that traverses the east and west, is similar to the Warring States period, and was divided by Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, and Qin.

However, there are no eloquent King Zhao Wuling, King Qin Zhao in these seven countries, nor Su Qin, Zhang Yi, nor the four famous generals of the Warring States.

The only similarity is that when the countries rose, there were new policies similar to the reforms of Li Kui of Wei, the reforms of Wu Qi of Chu, and the reform of Shang Yang of Qin, which made the north make long-term progress in military and politics.

After the new policy of the Qin State, the court adopted the system of three princes and nine secretaries, and the local government implemented the county system, formed a new army, and dominated one side.

It is a pity that in the era of the first king, he encountered Lu Zhang, a famous general of Qi, and led the coalition of Qi, Wei and Han to attack Qin.

Soon, Zhao and Chu sent troops to the war, and the troops of the Five Kingdoms conquered the Yinyang Pass, forcing the Qin State to cede land and sue for peace.

The Qin State returned the land to the east of the river that had invaded Wei and Han, and countless money and grain were seized before the Five Nations Alliance retreated.

In this battle, nearly sixty percent of the new army of the Qin State was wiped out, the wealth accumulated for several generations was destroyed, the people's livelihood withered, and it was on the verge of extinction.

The five eastern countries that had returned from plunder were like tigers, forming a huge contrast with the Qin State in terms of national strength.

The first king died of depression, and his predecessor temporarily inherited the throne.

Even though there were still loyal ministers and famous generals in the court, it was a pity that Guo Tianlu was in charge and wantonly framed Zhongliang, and the Qin State not only did not recover to its former peak national strength, but declined more and more.

Now the six countries in the east are eyeing the Great Qin, the princes of the Dakang Empire in the south Yuan Ci sent troops to invade from time to time, there are many nomadic tribes in the west who take advantage of the fire to rob, although the north borders on the alliance of hundreds of tribes headed by the Xiongnu, but there is the protection of the Great Wall, and it is safe and sound for the time being.

"Alas, this place of the!"

Ji Xuanling sighed lightly, full of melancholy.

finally came back from the dead, and it was too late to enjoy the life of the emperor, but he faced pressure from all sides.

In my memory, in the early years of King Qin Zhao, the five eastern kingdoms attacked Qin, causing the Qin country to be on the verge of collapse.

Today, the Qin State has not risen in vain, but it has been threatened by the Great Qian, Dakang, such an empire, and the situation is really dangerous.

Great Qin was on the verge of partition, and traitors in the court were in charge.

Internal and external troubles need to be solved urgently.

"Alas, how did I encounter such an unfortunate thing?"

Even though Ji Xuanling is open-minded by nature and is not a complaining person, he is also indignant about his current situation.

"Escape, where can you flee to, the world is big, but there is no place for him."

After thoroughly understanding the environment he was in, Ji Xuanling also deeply understood.

Anyone has the right to go into exile in another country, but he cannot.

Not to mention, he needs to be responsible for his predecessor and for Daqin, just his status as an emperor, if he is known to a foreign king, he will not be removed as soon as possible.

If he wants to survive in this troubled era, he must base himself on the Qin State and assume the responsibility of revitalizing the Qin State.

Therefore, with Guo Tianlu, he could only die, and in the end, he was the only one to survive.

This person can only be him!

It has to be him, too!

Zhang Lihua noticed that Ji Xuanling was silent, and immediately understood that even though the situation was extremely dangerous and the situation was confusing, Ji Xuanling had no idea of escaping.

He said in a serious voice: "Your Majesty, Guo Tianlu controls the palace, is in charge of the eight hundred Zhongche guards, and occupies the jade seal, there are many cronies in the palace, and hundreds of civil and military officials cannot enter the palace without permission. ”

There are no cronies, no jade seals, and no tiger talisman for troop transfer.

Being in the palace seems to be in a cage, and the situation is very passive!

Ji Xuanling's heart is like a mirror, it is impossible for them to eradicate Guo Tianlu alone, they must find loyal and reliable foreign aid.

Only with the help of external forces can Guo Tianlu be killed in one fell swoop and the royal power can be recovered.

"Nangong, if you want to take back the royal power, you must spread the news out of the palace as soon as possible."

The concubine instructed the king's personal eunuch to pass the news to General Wei Che, the commander of the Praetorian Guard. The three generations of the Wei family are loyal and good, and General Wei Che is the king's childhood playmate, and when he learns of the king's situation, he will definitely lead troops to attack the palace and get rid of Guo Tianlu! Zhang Lihua blurted out.

"It's too risky to storm the palace!" Ji Xuanling vetoed Zhang Lihua's suggestion.

"General Yin Hong is also trustworthy, he led the army to return from the front line not long ago, and he was stationed outside Xianyang City!" Zhang Lihua proposed.

Her idea was very simple, to order the generals outside the palace to send troops to attack the palace and eradicate the thieves, so as to remove the hidden danger.

Ji Xuanling was very cautious, and his thoughts were much more complicated.

The world is declining, and people's hearts are not ancient.

Although he has not experienced a palace coup, he knows from the history of later generations that since ancient times, eunuchs have been in turmoil, and in the end, they could not ascend the throne, and the generals were in turmoil, but they may change the dynasty, and Ji Xuanling does not want to really become a puppet!

When the lord is weak and the minister is strong, he does not dare to trust any general who holds military power.

Moreover, from memory, I know that the reason why Guo Tianlu is so domineering is because he masters the jade seal, controls the palace, restricts the contact between hundreds of officials and himself, and really does not have much military power.

Similar to the status of Zhao Gao in later generations.

Back then, Ziying sent his cronies and eunuchs to assassinate Zhao Gao, and he could easily recover the imperial power, but today, he can still eradicate Guo Tianlu and recover the royal power.

But he must be wary of the generals in the army in case of accidents.

Wei Che and Yin Hong are all generals left by the previous king, not his cronies, so they need to be cautious.

lest they escape from the wolf's den and fall into the tiger's den.

The proposal was rejected by Ji Xuanling one after another, and Zhang Lihua thought for a long time: "The king is afraid of generals with heavy troops, but there are several captains in the new army who are worthy of the king's trust." ”

"Who?" Ji Xuanling asked.

"Nangong's cousin Yang Jingluo, Mrs. Shaohua's third brother Ji Liankai, served as a captain in the new army, each commanding two thousand new troops, and Ruan Xinghe, the elder brother of Mrs. Wuyang, led the Iron Eagle Ruishi to defend the palace. Eradicating the rebels and recovering the royal power is just around the corner. ”