Chapter 8: The Son of Heaven in the Army
"Hahaha, my queen mother, the new emperor you chose is really talented. However, speaking of which, he is better than the previous emperor, and he does not like carpenter's work, but he loves things in the army, and it cannot be regarded as a bad job. It's just that for this person who has never led soldiers, how sure is the Queen Mother? Ke Yinyue, who had been feeling in danger these days, finally put her heart down after listening to some of Wei Zhongxian's words.
Ke Yinyue and Wei Zhongxian were of course excited about what the newly enthroned emperor had done, and if this king lived in the palace to buy people's hearts, and drove himself out or against himself through legal channels, it would really be a huge crisis for the entire eunuch party. I didn't expect this person to be so ignorant of priorities, and actually bypassed the trick of Long Xiang Siwei and Yongwei Battalion to recruit troops and train his grandson. This undoubtedly gave the eunuchs the opportunity to regain their authority in the palace and even fight for control.
Feeling that Ke Yinyue and the others were able to break into Kunning Palace directly, the Empress Dowager Zhang Yan immediately knew that the situation might have collapsed a little, which also meant that the palace eunuchs who were inclined to Wei Ke and the others could already block the passage between Kunning Palace and Qianqing Palace. Thinking of so many years of painstaking efforts to prevent trouble and support King Xin's ascension to the throne, and began to invest heavily when the crown prince chose a concubine, but in the end, the bamboo basket was empty, and Zhang Yan, who has seen a lot of storms over the years, couldn't help but moisten her eyes.
Zhou Yufeng, Tian Xiuying and others were also temporarily controlled in the Qianqing Palace by the people led by Tian Ergeng at this time.
"The queen, the concubine. It seems that the saint does not plan to live in the Qianqing Palace temporarily, but moves to the school field of the Imperial Horse Supervisor. Do the Empress and the Imperial Concubine continue to plan to stay here, or do they follow the Holy Lord to the new camp in the Imperial Horse Supervision School Yard to have a look? Wei Zhongxian also rushed over at this time, and said in person.
At this time, Zhou Yufeng, Tian Xiuying and others couldn't be sure what kind of medicine was sold in Wei Zhongxian's gourd, but they felt that Wei Zhongxian at this time had no need to come directly to himself and others, and if he wanted to rebel, he didn't have many good cards to play at this time. Persuading Chongzhen to change his mind may be the only chance.
"Alright! Let's go! ”。。。 Zhou Yufeng, who is the queen, said solemnly at this time. Seeing that Wei Zhongxian had no intention of separating the two, his heart was somewhat calm.
Tian Xiuying is from a martial arts family, a rare woman who is proficient in some martial arts in this era, although it is logically useless, but Zhang Yan, who has been fighting with Wei Zhongxian for many years, told the two. Although the eunuchs seem to be powerful, in fact, there are very few people who really mean to work for the eunuchs, and most of them are just weeds. It won't be lethal when it's critical. Wei Zhongxian's "own people" in the real sense of the word are actually only about forty people, which is actually a natural deficiency of eunuchs without descendants compared to ordinary ministers or generals. No one thinks that following a eunuch can truly become a minister from the dragon.
When Zhou Yufeng, Tian Xiuying and others came to the vicinity of Xiao Xuan's big tent on the school field under the leadership of Pang Tianshou, Xiao Xuan seemed to have fallen asleep. Under Pang Tianshou's arrangement, the two temporarily settled down in the side tent near the main tent. For the two who were accustomed to court life, everything here seemed so shabby, it seemed that it was much worse than the military camp they thought about, and only a few internal prison servants around Wang Chengen were in charge of the duties.
What the two didn't know was that several teenagers who had behaved seriously and obediently before had been temporarily promoted to Xiao Xuan's personal soldiers, and several of them had already been told that if there was any movement in the camp, they would wake them up immediately.
"You and I have also understood the emperor's character over the years, I really don't know if there is room for change in the things he decides." Tian Xiuying sighed.
"No matter what, this time you must persuade the emperor not to move blindly." Compared with Tian Xiuying's straightforward and fast-talking heart, Zhou Yufeng is a more tenacious and stubborn person.
At this moment, Xiao Xuan, who had finished changing clothes and at the same time supporting several new soldiers around him, had already gotten up, and came directly to the side tent where the two of them were and replied: "This matter is already in order, don't talk about it anymore!" After getting a lot of information from Wang Chengen, Xiao Xuan's grasp of his position of power has actually increased a little more, because according to some of the information he has gotten. Wei Zhongxian, Kebaba and others were far from consolidating their power in the palace as they imagined. At the same time, Pang Tianshou, the eunuch of the imperial horse, did not seem to be a person who planned to join the eunuchs. In this case, the situation should not be as bad as he originally thought, which can also explain why the historical Chongzhen, who is not very shrewd and capable, was able to win in just two months after succeeding to the throne.
If you compare the advantages and disadvantages, you are not good at training, but you can compare the strengths and weaknesses. Compared with myself who has read some historical fiction novels and has military training and school experience, and has also learned some military history. Playing or appeasing and winning people's hearts in the palace is the real shortcoming of Chongzhen in history compared to him. Thinking of this, Xiao Xuan was even more determined to be a son of heaven in the army, not a son of heaven in the deep palace.
Of course, there are always exceptions to everything, if the Imperial Horse Supervisor and Wei Zhongxian and the others really don't give face, and don't send over the ordnance and equipment that they asked for at least 500 people at dawn tomorrow, or if they send them over but they are all a bunch of unqualified rags and dangerous goods, then they will have to immediately reconsider the original plan.
Seeing the determination and words of the Son of Heaven, even Zhou Yufeng, who has always had a hard personality, did not say anything more.
At this time, Xiao Xuan also thought of some things, so he told Zhou and Tian: "In order to surprise the children and avoid affecting the training habits, it is best not to reveal your identity these days." The clothes of the ordinary warrior women have been prepared for you in advance. At the same time, don't call me Your Majesty the Emperor, can you endure it for a few days? ”
Tian Xiuying didn't care about this, and replied very happily: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, you won't cause trouble to Your Majesty." If it is useful to wear a place for the concubine, the concubine will do its best... ”
Zhou Yufeng was somewhat dissatisfied, but seeing that Tian Xiuying had already stated that it was not good to make any more awkward trouble in front of Xiao Xuan.
The different performances since seeing the second daughter have somewhat made Xiao Xuan at this time have a difference between the second daughter and the second daughter in his heart. I have to say that it is not for nothing that Tian Xiuying, who is a man of Chongzhen in history and believes in his ability to live in literature and martial arts, and has such a straightforward personality. In contrast, Zhou Yufeng is too typical of a "good wife and good mother" in this era, and she can't even be said to be a typical good wife and good mother, but a big woman with a little bit of a little woman's mentality, and it is not for nothing that Chongzhen in history is somewhat contradictory in the palace.