Chapter 455: Ambition
The smile on Mu Liancheng's face froze at the corners of his mouth and gradually disappeared.
"Does my uncle mean that I want to posthumously crown my cousin as the queen? Isn't that ridiculous? ”
"Didn't the emperor say before that he would agree to any request? You don't have any jokes, but now you regret it so quickly? Yang Zhong stared at him tightly, a playful smile on his lips.
"I wanted to turn my rivalry with my uncle, but how could I have thought that you would make such an absurd request?" There was already anger in Mu Liancheng's eyes, Yang Zhong knew that he already had a queen, and it was impossible to set up Yang Fuyi again, so he had no sincerity to negotiate at all.
Yang Zhong said with a straight expression: "The emperor only needs to move Yi'er into the imperial mausoleum for burial with the queen's gift, so it can be regarded as fulfilling her wishes, as a father, I only have this request, can't the emperor even understand this?" ”
Being buried with the queen's gift is actually no different from posthumously crowning the queen, Mu Liancheng is still reluctant, but as soon as he heard him say the words "as a father", he couldn't help but soften his heart.
However, there are some rules that cannot be broken, if he really does this, when Rifeng comes back lightly, how to explain to her? What will the world think of this?
"Does the emperor agree?" Yang Zhong waited for a long time and couldn't get an answer, so he began to get impatient and got up and walked out.
Mu Liancheng did not chase it out, his face became more and more gloomy, and he raised his glass and poured all the wine.
Eryou on the side couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, why don't you agree to his request?" Solved the danger of the people and ministers in the city first? He was worried that if it continued to be consumed, those ministers would be killed by Yang Zhong.
"Yang Zhong killed so many ministers, but I posthumously sealed his daughter and buried her in the imperial mausoleum, how will the people of the world and the civil and military officials think? They will definitely be chilled, this request, no matter what, can not be agreed, it will not be long before the army behind arrives, when the army besieges the city, Yang Zhong will naturally surrender. "Mu Liancheng is not hard-hearted, but as an emperor, he also has to have his own considerations.
Eryou asked again: "What if he threatens the people in the city?" ”
Mu Liancheng was silent, he couldn't answer this question, on the one hand, he thought that Yang Zhong should not be so frustrated, but thinking of what he had done during this time, as well as Fang Cai's performance, he felt that it was not impossible.
People can change, especially those who have experienced great pain and sorrow, and their temperament is even more changeable, and no one can predict what they can become.
Yang Zhong's request, Mu Liancheng never agreed, and both sides refused to let go, so it was a stalemate.
In a blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed, the capital is still closed, the defense is tight, the people are still panicked, dare not go out, and Mulian City outside the city still has no intention of attacking, until this day, Jiang Tianba led the army to finally arrive.
Due to the dispatch of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the local military camp on the way, by the time they all gathered in the capital, there were already 200,000 troops.
Although the capital is large and there are many gates, the 200,000 troops are enough to surround it and trap the 60,000 rebels in the city, and once they attack, they will definitely not be able to hold it inside, and they can only surrender or die.
The rebels' morale was finally chaotic, they began to worry about their life and death, and the future of their families, and they all said that they would put down their weapons and surrender, but Yang Zhong was still not chaotic at all, not only was it not chaotic, but he was more calm than before.
Early this morning, a letter from Yang Zhong was sent from the city, which stated that if the army attacked the city, he would slaughter the entire city before they could attack it, but if he agreed to that condition, he would immediately leave the city and surrender.
"How can it be!" Mu Liancheng was so angry that his hands trembled, and his handsome face was full of anger.
It seems that his uncle is gone and will never look back.
"Your Majesty, taking into account the safety of the people in the city, our army must not act rashly, and now I am afraid that there is only ......" Jiang Tianba's words were halfway through, so he didn't dare or need to say any more.
He secretly glanced at Mu Liancheng, and saw that he was pinching the letter paper angrily, and he looked like he was going to eat people, so he couldn't help but shrink his neck, turned his head to look at Eryou, and glanced at him vigorously, meaning to let him help persuade him.
Eryou looked away and pretended not to receive what he meant.
He's not stupid, he's talking a lot at this time, isn't he looking for death? The emperor is not stupid, he doesn't need to say much, he also knows what to do now.
There was silence in the military tent for nearly a stick of incense, and when Er You and Jiang Tianba were thinking about whether to escape, Mu Liancheng suddenly spoke: "Send someone to send a message to Yang Zhong, and say that I agreed to his conditions, and let him meet me at Dongyang Gate early tomorrow morning." ”
After the two left, Mu Liancheng slowly sat back in his place, stretched out his hand to support his forehead, and for a while thoughts were surging, he couldn't help but think that it would be good if the queen mother was still there at this time, and with her coming forward, the situation would not be like this.
Then I thought about it again, if the queen mother was alive, I don't know how sad it would be to see their uncles and nephews turning against each other and killing each other, maybe it would be better not to know.
The next day, Yang Zhong really came to Dongyangmen to meet with Mu Liancheng as agreed, this meeting was very simple and successful, Mu Liancheng agreed to Yang Zhong's request, and Yang Zhong also promised to open the city three days later.
On the day of the surrender, Yang Zhong led more than a dozen of his generals to kneel in front of Mu Liancheng to plead guilty, and tried his best to intercede for them, taking all the blame on himself.
After being thrown into prison, Mu Liancheng went to visit him, but he didn't plead for himself at all, he just told Mu Liancheng about some of the past, and finally handed him a booklet.
It records the performance of the ministers of the DPRK and China, who are grassy, those who would rather die than give in, and which people even participated in the rebellion, are clearly written on it.
"I have done a lot of wrong things in my life, but everything is just a small thing, but this rebellion is an irreparable shocking event, which will leave stains and infamy, however, I have never regretted it, but before I die, I also want to make some contributions and soothe my heart, this booklet is somewhat useful to the emperor, even if it is my last little heart."
Mu Liancheng took the roster, and didn't have the idea of opening it, he didn't know what to say for a while, he had already suffered many betrayals, and the knife stabbed by his uncle was enough, and he really didn't want to be stabbed a few more times, not for the time being.
"My cousin's body, I will move it to the imperial mausoleum for burial, but I can only give her the title of a concubine, and I will bury it in a low-key manner, without much fanfare, and I hope my uncle will understand."
Yang Zhong was calm, "But when you asked me to surrender, I didn't say that. ”
"I regretted it."
"Can the emperor also speak without counting?"
Mu Liancheng said with a smile: "The so-called Jun Wu joke is just a kind of saying, who can do everything he says in his life?" I'm just an ordinary person. ”
Looking at the young emperor in front of him, Yang Zhong suddenly seemed to see the shadow of the first emperor, and unconsciously showed a pleased smile, he thought, maybe from today on, he has finally grown into a real emperor, an emperor who is not only diligent and loves the people, has virtues, but also combines cunning and viciousness, and is no longer soft-hearted.
Only a person who can kill even his own relatives can be regarded as truly ruthless, and now this young man has finally done it, as a courtier and uncle, he will not only not be resentful, but will feel relieved because of it, which is a hurdle that every qualified emperor must go through.
As for himself, now that he thinks about it, the reason why he rebelled and made such a drama in the first place was nothing more than the loss of his beloved daughter and excessive sadness, so as to vent his anger, and now his daughter's wish can be fulfilled, and he dies without regrets.
"Your Majesty, the minister believes that under your rule, Dayan will go to the prosperous era of Emperor Cheng and Emperor Hui a hundred years ago, expand the country, unify the West and the West, govern the North and Qiang, and even go further, become stronger, make the four seas surrender, and pay tribute every year."
In just a few words, Mu Liancheng felt enthusiastic and his spirits were lifted, because Yang Zhong spoke his heart.
Mu Liancheng was originally an ambitious and ambitious person, before becoming the emperor, he didn't have much ambition, he just wanted to guard this land, protect the people on this land, and live a peaceful life.
However, after he ascended the throne over the years, Beiqiang and Xiyi and some small countries around him have not stopped, and they have come to attack the border every now and then, and they have come and gone, and they are really annoying, so he has the idea of eliminating them in one fell swoop.
It's just that although Dayan is strong, it is not strong enough to destroy all the small border countries at once, not to mention that Xiyi and Beiqiang are not small countries, so they can only take their time and wait for Dayan to become stronger and stronger, and solve them one by one.
Day after day, Mu Liancheng's vision became wider and wider, he saw farther and farther, and his ambition grew older and bigger, and he began to imagine that maybe one day Dayan could dominate the entire Eastern Continent, or even farther, making Dayan the only country on the Eastern Continent.
It's not an easy road, the road must be full of thorns, hardships and dangers, you may not be able to achieve your goal in your life, but it is still worth trying, after all, how do you know if you can succeed if you don't take a walk?
"By my uncle's auspicious words, I will work hard."
"The emperor has ambitions and strategies, if you can go all the way down, I'm not worried, I'm just afraid that the people around you will distract you and wear down your fighting spirit." Yang Zhong said meaningfully.
Mu Liancheng frowned slightly, "I don't know who you are referring to?" ”
Yang Zhong said without thinking: "Of course it is the queen's mother, as we all know, the emperor has a deep affection for the queen, protects her everywhere, and is reluctant to let her suffer the slightest grievance and injury." ”
"So what?"
"In this way, you have a weakness, a weakness, which is fatal to a person who wants to do great things, one day, you will be planted on this weakness, not to mention the realization of your ambitions, even your life may not be guaranteed."
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