Chapter Seventy-Eight: Trying to Catch the Dead
In the Hall of Manna Tree, almost everyone was in shock.
Li Congjia suddenly changed his title to King Wu, which in itself is intriguing, but he didn't expect Li Jing to immediately announce that he would move to the East Palace.
What kind of place is that in the East Palace? A place where successive crown princes lived.
Li Jing's move is tantamount to announcing that he will establish Li Congjia, the sixth son of the emperor, as the prince, but there is no official canonization title at present.
However, since he stayed in the East Palace, it was a matter of time before he was canonized, not to mention that Li Jing also emphasized that on the day Li Congjia moved into the East Palace, he personally went to set up a banquet to celebrate the housewarming, and invited all ministers and envoys from various countries to attend.
Presiding over it in person, and letting the courtiers and envoys testify, this is equivalent to announcing to the world and determining the implementation, and the specifications are already quite formal.
This also means that the Southern Tang Dynasty successfully passed the traumatic period of the case between the crown prince Li Hongji and the Jin king Li Jingsui to seize the blood, and Li Jing also walked out of the shadow of cannibalism and began another stage to establish a new heir.
Before that, many people were speculating about the future of Nantang, and now they finally have some answers. For Li Congjia to become the prince, the people in the hall naturally have different thoughts. Some agree, some doubt, some worried, and some angry.
Zhao Zheng did not have the slightest surprise, this is the trajectory destined by history, and Li Congjia finally embarked on the road of his fate. The prince of the country, the future emperor, may still be full of pathos.
Will the history of the Southern Tang Dynasty change? Zhao Zheng shook his head gently, Li Congjia's characteristics and personality have not changed, and the ending is difficult to change. Just look at his current reaction, his eyes are full of surprise rather than surprise, maybe he realizes that this position belongs to him, but he is not fully prepared, and when it comes, he will be a little panicked.
As a prince, don't you even have this responsibility?
Li Congjia was indeed not mentally prepared, he was suspicious of his eldest brother Li Hong Jizhou back then, and the fear seemed to leave a shadow in his heart. So much so that for a long time, I didn't think about whether I had anything to do with the storage location, and I usually traveled around the mountains and rivers as always, filled in the words and had fun, and didn't care about political affairs.
He didn't have the consciousness of being the prince of the country at all, and Li Jing didn't reveal anything about today's events to him, and he was really at a loss when he suddenly brought it up.
There are some surprises, becoming a prince, but one person is above ten thousand people, and when his father closes his eyes, he can ascend the throne and dominate Jiangnan.
It stands to reason that at this time, Li Congjia also said a few kind words appropriately, but he was only named King Wu, even if he moved to the East Palace, he was not officially canonized as the prince, how could he be self-righteous and modest? In addition, the incident happened suddenly, Li Congjia's expression was a little strange, and his thoughts were also chaotic, so he acquiesced.
Emperor Zhou E turned to look at her husband with a shallow smile on her face, her husband was the prince, and she was naturally happy. As for the fact that she will become the crown princess and the future queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Emperor Zhou E doesn't care. I was just sincerely happy for my husband, but I was inexplicably worried in my heart, is my husband really suitable to rule this country?
She didn't know.
Han Xizai's expression was very indifferent, as if he had expected such a day, and his expression was exceptionally calm, without any waves. After a long time, I couldn't help but sigh softly, but I didn't know what I was thinking.
Zhong Mo, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, also sighed, but his expression seemed to be more distressed and full of worry, and his body shook slightly, as if he wanted to get up, but he finally sat down, looking like he wanted to speak and stopped.
Zhao Zheng was observant and watched the reactions of many important ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Among them, what made him pay special attention was the reaction of Li Jingda, the king of Qi, who seemed very calm after being slightly stunned, but at that moment, a trace of loss and resentment that could not be concealed flashed in his eyes......
A person will control his own feelings, but his natural reaction in an instant is difficult to restrain and will always leave some flaws. Seeing such a scene, Zhao Zheng was thoughtful.
The festive birthday feast ended in a mixture of surprise, and most of the ministers left the palace, but some did not leave in a hurry.
The first one is Zhao Zheng, the envoy of the Song Dynasty, as well as Li Jingda, the king of Qi, Li Congjia and Zhou Ehuang and his wife, Zhong Mo, Han Xizai and other important ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
Zhao Zheng had agreed in advance that he would talk to Li Jing, the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, after the banquet to discuss some important matters. As for the others, some were left behind by Li Jing and Empress Zhong, and some took the initiative to ask to see them after hearing the news that Li Congjia had changed his title to King Wu and moved to the East Palace.
It was still early, Li Jing met the Song envoy in a small hall, and before Zhao Zheng walked into the main hall, Li Yuan hurriedly whispered in his ear, but what was reported was an earth-shattering event.
Li Chongjin is reversed!
Huainan Jiedu made Li Chongjin raise an army to fight against Zhao Kuangyin on the charge of usurping the throne and murdering the Great Zhou Emperor, intending to help the Later Zhou.
Although after years of war, Huainan is no longer as rich as before, but it is still a big hell, and the strength and money of the Huainan army are still not to be underestimated.
You must know that at this time, the Great Song Dynasty only had the land north of the Great River and the south of Yanshan, of which the northern and northwest Jin Dynasty were occupied by other countries, or foreign tribes were separated from feudal towns, and the land was really not much.
A Huainan really has the meaning of half of the country, and the Huainan Festival makes a rebellion, and if the entire south of the Song Kingdom is in turmoil. In particular, Li Chongjin is also the nephew of Guo Wei, Taizu of the Later Zhou Dynasty, with a noble status, who has served in the forbidden army for many years, and has a lot of influence and appeal.
As soon as he ascended to the heights, the entire Great Song Dynasty was not without response, and the Great Song Dynasty, which had just been established for half a year, was instantly turbulent. Emperor Zhao Kuangyin has announced that the imperial drive has been conquered, or the same way as the last expedition to Luzhou, the emperor's younger brother Zhao Guangyi is the Marquis of Yu, Wu Tingzuo stayed in Bianliang, and Lu Yuqing was in charge of affairs.
When the news reached Jiangnan, Zhao Kuangyin's army should have moved south along the Bianshui Canal, and the two armies might have already fought.
Hearing this news, Zhao Zheng's expression suddenly became much more solemn, and the most critical time came. When he received the news, the Southern Tang side would also hear that Li Chongjin's envoys and those who came into contact with him would be anxious and speed up.
The decisive result will be produced in the near future, and Zhao Zheng knows very well that once the Southern Tang Dynasty participates, the war in Huainan will be different. If the Great Song Dynasty loses Huainan, there will be danger in the local area, how can we talk about dominating the world? Such a scourge of national destruction must not occur.
The top priority at the moment is first to meet Li Jing, test his mind, persuade and appease, and warn him, and the most important thing is to stabilize him. The second is to find out the person who came into contact with Li Chongjin and crush his conspiracy.
The stakes are so big that I don't dare to delay for a moment!
Just as Li Jing was summoned, Zhao Zheng strode in with his head held high and bowed to Li Jing first.
"Zhao Shaoqing doesn't have to be polite, I don't know why your envoy met the widow?" Li Jing naturally knows it, but there are some things he won't take the initiative to mention.
Zhao Zheng smiled, it seems that Li Jing is on his own pulse, but time has changed, and the situation has been very different. I didn't know how to speak, but now......
"First, I came to convey my condolences to the Lord of the Great Song Dynasty in person!"
Li Jing arched his hand and said: "Thank you for your concern, it's good to be a widow, and I am grateful." ”
"May the health of the lord of the country be healthy and blessed, and his longevity will be better than that of Nanshan." Zhao Zheng smiled and sent a few words of congratulations, and then said: "Lord of the country, my Great Song Huainan Festival has made Li Chongjin rebel, His Majesty has already driven the expedition in person, and will go south to conquer Huainan, and Yangzhou will be conquered in a few days."
However, in order to end the war as soon as possible and save the people from suffering, the Great Song Dynasty sincerely invited the lord of the country to send the elite of the Tang State to attack Huainan across the river and besiege Li Chongjin with the Song army. ”