Chapter 410: The Consciousness of the State, the Consciousness of the People
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"It is incumbent on the old man to go south. But this matter is not reported to the top."
As soon as Huang Fujian's words fell, the Ministry of Rites, who had long been disgruntled, continued loudly: "Huang Fu Gong is right, not only did Huang Fu go to the three southern states, but also sent a fast horse to Qu, Yu, and Mu three states, and ordered the state assassin to gather troops and horses to prepare for the Zhongshan army, and it was inappropriate not to report to the king." There are also envoys to expel the Tang Dynasty, and send envoys to běi jing, these matters are important, if you don't ask for a decree, I am afraid you can't make a decision. The power comes from above, not from below, although the king is ill, how can he hide from the king? ”
As soon as the voice of the Ministry of Rites fell, the atmosphere in the political hall suddenly became tense. From the standpoint of "courtesy", he said these words with great righteousness and awe. Everyone also refuted him for a while, how could the charge of "setting up a king" be borne lightly?
Even Yun Han couldn't help but hesitate, he wanted Ji Yun to sit on the throne of the Northern Han Dynasty, but he didn't want to leave an uncontrollable situation for his grandson. "Or if you are a day or two late, when the king's illness heals a little, he will play calmly, and he will not make a mistake."
Zhu Biao felt that Yu Ziliang glanced at him, and hurriedly gave Yu Ziliang a look. He wanted to see how Gao Shouxun would respond, and from the bottom of his heart he supported Gao Shouxun's tough stance.
Gao Shouxun's eyes glanced at the faces of the military generals who were full of important ministers in turn, and just as he was about to speak, Cai Tingshen, who had been sitting silently, suddenly reprimanded: "Look forward and backward with the rule of the country!" So what is the use of the king and the minister of the country? The Prime Minister is set up to act as a monarch! The state is in such a critical situation, and the so-called military aircraft are expensive and fast, and the power is used justly at this time. As an important minister of the court, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites said that he should be calm and calm, so how can he be loyal to the monarch and the country? It's just a mediocre minister who has misled the country! ”
Yun Han's face turned red, and he didn't refute. The responsibility is on Gao Shouxun, and Cai Tingshen, who is now popping up, Tang Wang wants to blame, just push these two out. But the Ministry of Rites did not admit it. Snorted coldly, "Taiwei didn't dare to agree with this. What is the difficulty of finding a high-sounding excuse for such a military affair to be arbitrary? It's just that this approach, what is the difference with the ancient ministers? Ergong is a lotus flower with a tongue. If you don't ask for it, do it. It's not right. ”
Zhu Biao knew why the Ministry of Rites was like this, and everyone in the political hall also knew why he was like this, this guy was on the broken ship of the four highnesses, and he couldn't get off now. So at this time, he did not hesitate to openly turn his face with the prime minister and the captain, just to finally save the wrecked ship under his feet.
Zhu Biao didn't take the book of the Ministry of Rites to heart. In the sixth. In terms of real power, the Ministry of Rites is the elder, that is, the Ministry of Industry has a large amount of money and grain flowing through every year, and there are hundreds of thousands of servants who are deployed, what else can the Ministry of Rites have?
"What the Ministry of Rites said, I'm afraid it's not necessarily a loyal monarch, right!?" Zhu Biao thought about these things. Yu Ziliang has already gone into battle shirtless. The captain is on the side of the prime minister, and the army of the DPRK and China has been decided. After taking over the conversation, he said in a lightly sarcastic tone, "Even if the king's condition has improved, these things are probably not conducive to the king's recovery." If it is true that Zhongshan Xiao'er has violated the boundary on a large scale, for the sake of the temple community, he has no choice but to tell the king. But what is the matter today? It's not certain. Xiangguo's arrangement is just in case to show me the toughness of the Han Dynasty. As soon as there is a stir, he will use these things to trouble the king, forgive the old man. I really don't see any loyalty to the king!
If the princes think that those who are ministers need to avoid taboos, why not ask the princess for advice on this matter? The crown princess is the crown of the women's country, and she is known for her prestige, why not invite her? With the permission of the crown princess. Even the king will approve of it! ”
When Yu Ziliang said these words, he didn't even look at the book of the Ministry of Rites. Just looked at Gao Shouxun and Cai Tingshen. Zhu Biao secretly praised in his heart, and Yun Han was even more overjoyed, and without waiting for the Ministry of Rites to react, he nodded and said: "What Yi Beihou said is quite appropriate. ”
Everyone in the political hall agreed, and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu hated it in his heart, but his arm couldn't twist his thigh, so he had to sit with a pale face and stop talking.
Yu Ziliang said again: "But in the old man's opinion, the three southern states of mine must be on guard as the prime minister said, so as to prevent trouble. But whether the king of Zhongshan dared to bear the world's infamy and act recklessly, the old man thought that he might not dare to take action.
Although our dynasty is broken, we will not be afraid of war. If Zhongshan dares to violate the realm, it will be attacked with thunder. However, the country is in an eventful period, if the war can be resolved, even if it is postponed for a year or two, and when the Central Plains is disputed, the situation will definitely change unexpectedly. ”
No one is a fool, King Tang so blatantly interfered in the northern corner, not because the old emperor of the Central Plains was seriously ill, the crown prince's prestige was insufficient, and he could not convince the public, and a heart 'Five Kings Rebellion' was staged again.
If the matter can really drag on until a year or two later, King Tang is afraid that he will not be able to interfere in the north corner.
"Having said that, but Zhongshan is a small state, just afraid" Huangfu Jian shook his head, the most veteran of the battlefield, he obviously did not want to have illusions about the treacherous Zhongshan Kingdom.
The discussion in the government hall began again. Cai Tingshen glanced at Zhu Biao, but didn't say much, Zhu Biao nodded and stood up, hugged his hands to the left and right, and said: "Princes, please listen to Zhu Mou's words, although our army has few soldiers, the elite is far superior to Zhongshan." The war started, and Zhu Biao was fully sure that he would win the battle, and only needed 20,000 elite horsemen from the headquarters.
There are only those who are worried, and Tang Wang is also. Zhongshan's mother's uncle's home, which is also the backing of Zhongshan, 200,000 troops stationed in Zhongshan, Zhongshan broken, Tang Wang's army will come out.
However, although the 200,000 Tang army was numerous, it was not enough to flatten our Northern Han. The princes are afraid of the Tang King, and they are really afraid of the millions of heroes in their hands, and they are afraid that the Tang King will raise the banner to crusade, and my Northern Han Kingdom will be ruined.
But in Zhu Biao's opinion, the army of the Tang King is not a concern. Because the northern frontier is the northern frontier of the Great Zhou Dynasty, not the northern frontier of the Tang Dynasty, the power and planning, whether it is the current saint of the Great Zhou Dynasty or the current prince, they will all be placed in the military and civilian affairs of the northern Xinjiang. If the king of Tang wants to pacify my Northern Han, he is afraid that his army will not be able to move for a while.
And after the time, even if the Tang King gathers an army, the imperial decree of the divine capital should have arrived. Unless he wanted to raise troops to rebel immediately, the Tang army would have no worries. "Things have developed to this point, Zhu Biao is clear to see. The emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty braided, and another 'Rebellion of the Five Kings' must have been staged. King Tang is one of the 'five kings'. And the heavy blows of the Northern Han Dynasty in recent years and the very likely iron-clad organization are the spicy methods of the Tang Dynasty to weaken the 'orthodox stream' of the Northern Han Dynasty - the staunch supporter of the Prince of Shendu.
When the chaos broke out, the Tang army should rest assured that it would go south, and the six countries in the north would have to pack up properly. That's why there are a series of causes and effects that happen......
Zhongshan was about to invade the north, and the king vomited blood and fell into a coma
The same news, for Gao Shouxun and others, is undoubtedly a blow to the head; But for Ji Kun, Ji Feng and the other four, it was nectar from heaven.
As a prince who wants to compete for the throne, it is essential to establish some secret channels of information in the capital; And Ji Kun, Ji Feng and the other four people, no matter which one they belong to, they are all paying close attention to the movements in the palace and the two mansions these days. The Prime Minister's Mansion, the Taiwei Mansion, and the Imperial Historian are the Imperial Historical Observatory
When they learned that the three princes and nine ministers and the six military generals gathered in the political hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion for a meeting, these four immediately expected that something big had happened. Then the discussion ended, and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu reported the news to the past, and the four people who knew what had happened were all ecstatic.
"This is providence! This is providence! ”
If when the king dies of illness, there is a disaster in the north of the Han Dynasty and the danger of Zhongshan in the south, at such a moment, the people's hearts will naturally be thinking about the king. He overwhelmed the East Palace in people's hearts alone. At that time, even if drastic measures are taken, the whole country will encounter much less resistance.
Isn't this "destiny", and what is it?!
And if you take 10,000 steps back, it will be difficult to move back, and the East Palace will succeed to the throne, and they will never dare to move themselves lightly when they are worried about internal and external troubles, their lives can be saved, and their wealth is still worry-free. The risk of competing for the top spot is suddenly reduced to a point where the cost is negligible.
The second prince, Ji Kun, was born with the prince's mother. After the crown prince left, he was a grandson and a long, and his identity was not inferior to that of the king's eldest grandson, and he was also the most powerful of the four highnesses.
"Gao Shouxun doesn't want people to report the news to his father, ...... himself It seems that you can go through the wind to ......"
As Ji Kun and others expected, the changes in Zhongshan attracted almost all the attention of all the important ministers of the imperial court. Since the night of the discussion in the political hall, Gao Shouxun and Cai Tingshen began to take turns to keep vigil in the palace in the name of the king's heavy ministers and guards after reporting to the crown princess, in preparation for "extraordinary". It is not the four highnesses that they are guarding against, but in this name, they control the palace and the details. Beiping City can be chaotic, but the palace must not be chaotic. In addition, in the event of the death of the king, with important ministers by his side, the fairness of the edict can also be recognized.
These measures did not arouse suspicion, and King Han's illness had been made public to the whole country, and the government and the opposition were fully mentally prepared. The actions of the two governments are just to let the world know that the king's illness has reached a very strict point.
Soon there were some rumors in the capital, and the people were also worried, but the market was generally calm, not to the point of panic and panic.
At this time, only the important ministers who know the inside story will feel nervous. Zhongshan has not been a threat to the Northern Han Dynasty for 500 years, and the cities of the three southern states are far inferior to those in the north in terms of strength and height. Combat readiness is even more incomparable!
If the war really starts, the three southern states will suffer.
Moreover, the rear of the Northern Han Dynasty has been threatened, and the money and grain have been threatened, and the gap in tax money and grain, which is already strictly insufficient, will be even wider in the coming year.
On the seventh day of the first month of March, Gao Shouxun invited the king of Han, and the royal family was merged into the treasury, and on the eighth day of the first month, the king of Han approved it. On the same day, the crown princess decreed that the expenses of the East Palace should be reduced by half and ten boxes of jewelry should be donated to replenish the national treasury.
On the tenth day of the first month, the magnates and wealthy merchants of Beiping City donated materials and money, and raised 73,000 stones of grain, 110,000 catties of copper and iron, 700 war horses, 2,000 horses, and more than 1,220,000 taels of gold and silver......
Among the last ones was the 100,000 taels of silver donated by Zhu Biao.