Chapter 51: The Drums of War (I)
Tiansheng Emperor's capital Chang'an, backed by Mianyun Mountain, its city is built according to the mountain, the city is magnificent and magnificent, Wei, Jing, Feng, waterlogging, Wei, Zhu, Chan, Ba eight waters are interspersed among them to become the wonder of "eight waters around Chang'an". The palace occupies the sleeping clouds, the palace is majestic, and the stargazing platform is even more towering, and you can pick up the stars in your hands. Going down the trend, the streets are vertical and horizontal, the longitude and latitude are distinct, and the whole Chang'an City is divided into 66 squares of large and small.
The Weishui flows into the Yellow River from the west to the east of the city, dividing Chang'an City into two. Facing the 27 squares near the imperial city in the north, the houses are like that, the eaves are red tiles, and the carved gallery is the place where the dignitaries live. The 39 squares on the south periphery are the places where the flat people live, with both gorgeous and elegant sheng songs and dances, as well as brilliant literati and scholars, and there is no shortage of strange people in the shopping mall who are making money every day.
In the early morning, when the sky was bright, people were sleepy and horses were lacking, and Xiao Cavalry Captain Ren Zimo led the security of Nancheng. When it was almost dawn, the soldiers under his command were already drowsy, and Ren Zimo was rigorous, but when his subordinates had always been generous, he turned a blind eye and never scolded him.
The sound of horses' hooves came from far to near, and the man on the horse, dressed in black, flew by in the morning breeze. The little soldier defending the city hurriedly cheered up and wanted to come forward to interrogate, but who knew that the man had no intention of stopping. Xiao Cavalry Lieutenant is responsible for the security of the Imperial City, so naturally he can't let him break in.
"Who's coming? Dismount quickly! Ren Zimo drank.
But the man on the horse remained unmoved, and went straight into the gate, but stretched out his hand and showed something as he passed him.
Ren Zimo was stunned on the spot at a glance, and then reacted and commanded sharply: "Kneel!" After that, there was a "plop" sound, and he actually knelt on the ground on his knees and made a sincere salute.
The soldiers behind him didn't know why, but they still knelt down one after another.
After bowing to the end, when I looked up again, the figure had already disappeared around the corner. Others don't know, but Ren Zimo can see clearly that the object that the man showed is nothing else, but a pure gold token, engraved with five dragon carvings, the sky and the earth are round, the cloud pattern rises in the middle, and the word "seven" is greatly engraved in the middle.
When this person returns, the imperial city is destined to change color again.
Before dawn, there were already traces of people on Suzaku Street. Today, His Majesty is diligent and loves the people, a small court in two days, a big dynasty in five days, never stop for no reason, all the courtiers on the chapter, must be reviewed on the same day, the candle flame of the Xuanhe Hall of Weiyang Palace is not a new thing to go out all night.
On the Xuanzheng Palace, the civil and military are separated. The civil officials were headed by Taifu Ming Zhengping, and then the officials of the six ministries and four grades of the three provinces were listed in turn. The military attache was headed by Xie Tai, the prince of Zhenguo, and the generals of Zhuguo surrendered according to the system.
Three generations of Tiansheng Dynasty, Emperor Taizu ascended the throne as emperor, named Jiashun, diligent in state affairs, and worked hard, but after 12 years, the old disease recurred and died at the age of 41. Emperor Taizong, enthroned at the age of twenty-one, adhering to his father's teachings, recuperation, the beginning of the prosperous world, but Taizong suffered a great disaster when he was young, riddled with diseases, reigned for 15 years, and died at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve six.
Emperor Qingyan sat on the dragon chair and looked down on everyone in the hall,
"If there is something to play, there is nothing to retreat."
Recently, there has only been one major event between the DPRK and China, and it is nothing more than the war in northern Xinjiang.
"The minister has his own music!" Zhenguo Gong Xie Tai was listed.
Emperor Qing Yan already knew what he was going to say as soon as he saw it, but the old ministers of the three dynasties still had to give the face they should give, "accurate".
"Your Majesty, the Turks in the north are becoming more and more rampant, and they have repeatedly violated my borders, and as a military general, how can they sit idly by? Old minister, please fight! "Although Xie Tai is old, the people who came down from the battlefield are very powerful, and their voices are as bright as a bell.
"Your Majesty, the minister has something to say!" Emperor Qingyan was frowning and pondering, but Zou Huan, the left minister, suddenly spoke up.
"Oh? Aiqing, let's hear it. Emperor Qingyan said, with no waves on his face.
"Your Majesty, the founding of our dynasty is still short, the war disaster has just subsided for many years, and all kinds of ruins are waiting to be revived.
Xie Tai felt angry in his heart when he heard it, in the past month, he has asked for war several times but there is no response, and today he can't help but put it forward in front of the court, so he has made up his mind. However, these civil servants, they can't fight when they open their mouths and close their mouths! "Lord Zou's words are wrong! If the Turkic wolves are ambitious to deceive our people and plunder my wealth, if we don't teach them a lesson, how can we solve the suffering of the people at the border? β
Zhou Yu, the head of the household, retorted: "The prince of the country should not be angry, it is not that we don't care about the suffering of the people, but if it is decided today, the people can no longer withstand the fire of war for many years." Moreover, the military losses are so great that it is difficult to support the current state of affairs in the national treasury. β
Speaking of which, there is still no money.
Xie Tai was a reckless person, and scolded in a fit of anger: "Didn't Lao Tzu have nothing when he followed Emperor Taizu to level the world, and didn't this thousands of miles of rivers and mountains fight inch by inch?" Now that the world is peaceful and prosperous, you are all crying and poor......"
As soon as these words came out, a cold light immediately flashed on Emperor Qingyan's expressionless face, and the bottom of his hand instantly clenched into a fist.
Su Bin, the right minister, is the best at figuring out the intentions, "What does Zhenguo Gong mean by this?" Does it mean that the talents and virtues of the saints today are not successful? β
"I ...... That's not what I meant, you don't talk nonsense! Xie Tai hurriedly defended.
Weiguo Gong Mu Xu had to open his mouth to relieve him: "Zhenguo Gong has always been loyal and patriotic, and what Fang Cai said was just a hurry, why did Su Xiang deliberately misinterpret it?" β
"Oh? In a hurry? But if you don't have this heart on an ordinary basis, how can you be in a hurry? "Su Bin is aggressive.
The more Xie Tai listened, the more angry he became, and shouted: "What kind of mind does my old Xie have to use you to manage?" When you followed Taizu to kill the Quartet, your kid wasn't born yet! β
"Old Xie!" Wei Guogong hurriedly stopped, but Zhen Guogong asked for a battle stone to sink into the sea for several days, and he had already been away for a long time in one breath, and now once he opened his mouth, how could he stop it with a word?
"What are you stopping me for?! I'm telling the truth! My old Xie just can't see these civil officials chirping crookedly! β
In the imperial history, Cheng Wang Chenghan came out and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister has a book, and the minister wants to participate in the town of the prince Xie Tai to disturb the court and despise the emperor's great disrespect!" β
Zhenguo Gong is the head of the military generals, and as soon as this statement came out, the generals naturally defended him one after another, and the civil officials naturally bit it. The civil and military discord above the court has long been on the table. The civilian officials fought constantly on weekdays, but when it came time to face the generals, they understood that they were unanimous with the outside world.
Every word you say to me, the commotion becomes a pot of porridge.
Emperor Qing Yan saw that it was almost time, and gave Chang An a look.
"Silenceβ"
Only then did the civil and military officials remember that this was the Jinluan Palace, and in front of the royal driver, they couldn't help but look at each other.
Emperor Qingyan's face sank like water, and he sneered: "You Aiqing still have me in your eyes? I thought that this Xuanzheng Hall had become your vegetable market! β
"Weichen is guilty, please ask the emperor to condemn him." The ministers knelt down and pleaded guilty.
In a low figure, a standing person was very conspicuous, and this person was Taifu Ming Zhengping.
Emperor Qing Yan looked carefully and saw that although he was standing, his head was little by little, and he was clearly dozing.
"Taifu-" Emperor Qingyan called, but there was no response.
"Taifu-" called again, but still didn't respond.
"Taifu!"
Ming Zhengping was shocked, the person was awake, but his brain was still chaotic, "Who?" Who called me? β
All the ministers secretly sweated for him, and in the Jinluan Palace, he actually dozed off when asked by the emperor, this is really ......
"Taifu, I called you!" Emperor Qingyan was laughed at angrily, this old man!
Ming Zhengping sobered up at this time, and when he saw that all the people around him were kneeling, he was about to kneel down in a hurry, and said while kneeling: "The minister is guilty, the minister is guilty!" β
Emperor of the Three Dynasties, how could Emperor Qingyan really let him kneel?
"Alright, alright, get up! I can't afford to be a big gift! Then he looked at the others, "Get up all of you." β
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Taifu, the war in Northern Xinjiang is unresolved, what is Taifu's opinion?" Emperor Qing Yan asked.
Ming Zhengping hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the minister is a civil official, how dare the war ministers in Northern Xinjiang dare to point fingers?" β
As soon as these words came out, it was equivalent to a slap in the face to all civilian officials: Fighting is the business of military generals, what is the use of you who can't carry your shoulders and can't lift your hands?
"Besides, Your Majesty is the lord of the Nine Domains, and the whole world is not the king's land, and the guest who leads the land is not the king's minister. Whether or not to send troops, whether to fight or not, of course, depends on His Majesty's intentions. β
As soon as these words came out, it was equivalent to a slap in the face to all the military attachΓ©s: Your Majesty is the master, whether you fight or not, it is Your Majesty's final say, you can have a snack!
Old fox!
"If you say it, you can be honest, don't sell it to me! I won't eat you! "That's right, but Emperor Qing Yan is obviously in a much better mood.
"This-since Your Majesty asked the minister to say it, the minister will say it!"
"Speak quickly, speak quickly! What kind of rubbing! Emperor Qingyan urged him impatiently.
Ming Zhengping put away his laughter, and said: "To fight or not, Your Majesty has actually made a decision in his heart, but it is just a lack of personal time, the old minister watched the stars yesterday night, and saw that there were alien stars from south to north, into the crape myrtle wall, and fell on the side of the emperor star, I am afraid that Your Majesty is about to make your wish come true, and the old minister is here to congratulate Your Majesty!" β
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard a shout from outside the hall: "Seventh Highness returns to the palace-"