In the imperial city of Luodu, in the Ming Hall where the court meeting is being held,

Zhang Gongxing, who was dressed in armor and military uniform, stood behind the curtain under the black lacquer beams and pillars hugged by several people, and carefully observed and looked at the courtiers who were paying homage with the corner of his eye.

Zhang Gongxing is a descendant of the "Yulin Orphan" of the previous dynasty, and he is also the beginning of the Yiwei Rebellion, and plays an important role.

The concept of "Yulin orphans" can be traced back to the Taixing period of Emperor Guangzong, but the origin began in the Anshi Rebellion.

Because after the defeat of Tongguan in the Kaiyuan period at that time, although there were still a number of Beiya Sixth Army in Chang'an, which defended the Son of Heaven, they were increasingly abandoned by the long-term pampering and excellent division in Beijing, and they were too unbearable when they encountered the enemy's flood, and they were actually scattered from the barracks or ran to the street to rob the city in the face of the threat of the enemy.

In the end, the only people who could escort Emperor Xuanzong and the princes and ministers to the west were the more than 1,000 soldiers under the command of Chen Xuanli, the general of Yulin.

Then there was a road to meet Liang Gong, who returned to the country and joined the army, so he gathered the remnants of the army for the Son of Heaven to break off, broke the pursuit of the rebels, and suppressed it in Maweipo, because hunger and resentment caused the change of the palace that escorted the army.

Therefore, the Kaiyuan Emperor who was rescued was appointed as the general of Zuolong Wuzhong on the spot, and he was still restrained by the young princess of Yongguo, and escorted all the way into Shu by the general system of the imperial guards; This also began a series of vigorous legends and experiences.

Of course, at this moment, the name of the Sixth Army of the Northern Ya has in fact existed in name only.

It was only later that the Son of Heaven of Kaiyuan abdicated as the Emperor Taishang halfway, and took Prince Heng as the new monarch to go to the northwest and open the imperial court, so as to lead the world's Qinwang soldiers and horses. Since then, the ****** of Shuzhong and the Pingliang court have stood side by side for a long time.

Therefore, the Duke of Liang took his land and wealth in Shuzhong, and recruited the displaced people in Guanzhong, and selected the athletes and warriors to reorganize the seniority of the left and right Longwu Army and Zuojin Wuwei, and protected the left and right for the emperor. And based on this three major military orders, he tried to restore the Guanzhong and Shannan East Road.

It even achieved the immortal and outstanding achievements of the southern and northern wars in the future, the destruction of the country in the east and the west, and the expansion of thousands of miles of land at home and abroad.

In Pingliang in the northwest, Su Zong rebuilt the Yulin Army with his followers, and came to King Qin's northwest border army, and selected the elite to become the Shenwu and Shence armies.

Since then, after several years of conquest, Guanzhong was recovered and the rebels fled westward, and after the two generations of emperors in the north and south moved back to the capital one after another, the power of Gongwei Ouchi became a pattern of the eight armies of the Northern Ya standing side by side and taking turns to ban the palace.

Then there was Emperor Suzong's favored internal official Li Fuguo, and the Yingwu Army and the Shooting Team were set up as the internal police, and the Prosecutor's Office was used as a minions to spy on Beijing, which can be called a moment of power;

Later, he took advantage of Su Zong's illness to collude with Empress Zhang's control and confinement, and the two major vassal kings with military power in their hands launched a change to seize the palace and intended to set up another king.

After being defeated by Duke Liang in time, Emperor Guangzong, who succeeded to the throne as the crown prince, began to vigorously rectify the armies of the Northern Ya after learning from the pain, and abolished the armed sequence of many names under the name of the palace ban.

This formed the Longwu Army from Guanzhong Tunhu, the Shenwu Army from the Northwest Border Army Xuanrui, the Shence Army from the Qinwang Army, the Yulin Army from the children of the Jingzhong Xungui, etc., several major sources in the Northern Army.

At this time, Emperor Guangzong began to consider following the story of the previous generation of Suzong and his playmate Wang Zhonghei, and by extension, he would collect those military orphans who died for the country and raise them in the palace to grow up, as the guard force of the East Palace.

In the series of major policies that Taixing reformed later, although it was the reform and elimination of disadvantages that the state affairs moved towards Zhongxing, it also violated the vested interests of many old forces.

So in the end, there was a radical change, with the power of the eunuch Yu Chaoen, who gradually lost power, and the seven clans of Shandong that were seriously weakened since the new policy of Ziqianyuan to Taixing, and the local top gate lords and powerful factions in Hebei led by the Jinyang Wang clan, launched the arrangement in Luoyang City, and the Guangzong Emperor, who had just been fortunate enough to come here to get food, brazenly attacked and besieged the palace.

At this time, Yulin Jian'er, who was filled by the sons of Xungui, once again exposed his weakness, vacillation and unworthiness, but the orphan army who were accompanied by him became the last backbone and line of defense to desperately resist and protect the emperor.

Their corpses fought to the death with the enemy, blocking almost every position from the palace gate to the aisle, and finally bought enough time for the Son of Heaven to retreat into the round walled city, and also wait for the rescue army loyal to the king's affairs.

After this battle, the survivors of these orphan armies have been given great responsibilities and reused, and they have become rightful Yulin orphans, and have become the backbone of the Yulin Army for generations and the most trusted by the Son of Heaven.

However, it is the so-called time and time, it is these Yulin orphans who have been placed in the palace for generations and raised since childhood; In the end, it also became the basic force and initial battle of the "mad emperor" who launched a desperate counterattack and annihilated the Gyeonggi Liang clan in power.

Therefore, in the craziest era of the Yiwei Rebellion, these Yulin orphans who were like "aiding and abetting" also became the funeral objects of the mad emperor who were frantically retaliated against and killed by various military horses, and brought into the dust of history.

Therefore, the Yulin orphans who were injured by Emperor Chengguang and rebuilt again, but after the passage of time, the objects of the allegiance of these Yulin orphans have been replaced by the regent family of the magpie occupying the dove's nest, and have become the strictest guards and chains of the Emperor Ouchi.

Therefore, in the Luodu Shock many years ago, these Yulin orphans, who were silently placed in the palace gate guards, played a great role;

Not only did they desperately destroy and block the opportunity to have a private tryst with a certain concubine in the name of a large intake of the internal pilgrimage; and the two scholars and students who colluded with the eunuchs and the clan suddenly broke out, trying to take the opportunity to rob and attack the Da Shot;

In the end, he took advantage of the indecision and various disagreements of the other party who had already occupied Miyagi Ouchi, and launched a surprise attack to recapture it from them, and the previous generation of emperors, who were an important symbol of unity and a name of righteousness, let the local advantage occupied by the other party be completely reversed.

In the end, in front of the army that had been reassembled outside the city, he quickly walked towards the abyss of defeat.

Therefore, in the aftermath of the assessment of the rebellion, these remaining Yulin orphans, without exception, were all promoted and released to the outside world.

Zhang Gongxing is one of them, because he stood out from countless competitors and was given the glorious surname of the people in power. And there are several other companions who have made great contributions, and they have become the adopted sons promised by Da She.

And his current task is to protect (monitor) the young empress's daily life.

Now there is another temporary mission, waiting for the opportunity to send the Son of Heaven out of the city, and even to Hebei, of course, if there are any obstacles and accidents on the way, he will become the one who gives the Son of Heaven a decent end in the end.

But this is obviously not what he wants, what he wants to do more is to go to the battlefield to fight with those southern barbarians with real swords and guns, and make meritorious contributions in a dignified manner; Instead of guarding the harmless little animal-like Son of Heaven here, he only received a diligent and loyal praise and evaluation.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but be a little irritable, and glanced at the petite figure on the throne.

Although in order to calm people's hearts, the routine court meeting has never been interrupted; However, in the absence of the regent's attendance, this kind of regular court meeting has lost its real meaning and function, and has become a kind of imaginary story that is used as a pomp and a formality

After all, everyone knows that the real center of power in this country is actually on the side of the Generalissimo of the General Empire.

Therefore, to be able to stand here and accompany the involuntary young emperor, and to play a game called "court meeting" one by one, that is, those courtiers and officials who have been scattered or marginalized.

Of course, in his blind sight, some people also used the ritual of worship to once again complete the contact and exchange of information with the Son of Heaven.

So, shortly after the end of the pilgrimage.

"Newly Proposed Supplementary Clause ......"

Subsequently, Yang Si, the secretary of the military department, also got the message of recovering from his younger brother Yang Jing.

"The son of heaven in the south marries the emperor of the northern kingdom and completes the confluence of the emperor's heir......"

"Former vassals who are willing to protect the emperor may retain the preferential treatment and knighthood of the corresponding rank as appropriate......"

"So good......

Yang Si said slowly.

"It's just that there are still some things that are not safe enough......"

"Brother, why is this ......?"

Yang Jing asked in surprise.

"The ruling side has always been good at hiding clumsiness, and there is a lot of ...... in everything"

Yang Si frowned.

"For decades, I don't know how many people have planted on this......"

"If you can't confirm it, it's really a late hand and no reservations......

"How dare my generation be safe......

"Brother is talking about ......"

Yang Jing replied with a serious expression.

"It's too much to do......"

Once upon a time, these royal factions were able to compete with those who ruled the party, regardless of their existence; However, after all these years of turmoil and turmoil, it has now withered, and it can only turn to the enemy country for help and opportunities to protect itself.

It also made them realize the fact that what scheming and city government, what status and power, can only be supported by force.