Chapter 108: The Decision Ji Heng Makes
The little emperor didn't embarrass them, his gaze slowly swept over the palace maids and eunuchs who were fidgeting and seemed to be covered with barbs, "Let's all go down, I don't need you here for the time being." ”
Those palace maids and eunuchs looked at each other, and in the end, the idea of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages prevailed, and they saluted the little emperor, and then retreated one after another.
In their opinion, the little emperor is now the most dangerous person, and instead of getting up at this time, it is better for them to protect themselves for the time being.
Anyway, even if the Great Chu army enters the palace, all of them will not be taken to the sword.
The ones who are most likely to be taken for surgery are those who used to be masters and nobles.
And among them, especially the little emperor is the most eye-catching and dangerous.
The little emperor knew all about these people, and he didn't expect these snobbish palace maids and eunuchs to live and die with him.
Besides, he himself does not have the heart to live and die with Da Zhou.
has been a puppet emperor for so many years, and there is not a day when he is not so aggrieved.
Since he had never enjoyed the benefits of the throne, the little emperor felt that he did not have to pay for this dragon chair that was in name only to him.
So, before attacking the city, Ji Heng waited for the messenger sent by the little emperor.
The messenger was an extremely ordinary seven-rank petty official in the Ministry of Rites, and his legs were shaking when he was brought into the big tent of the Chinese army.
Seeing Ji Heng, the goods fell to the ground directly with a pop, and then before Ji Heng could ask, the goods had already trembled and took out a text message from his arms.
The letter was written by the little emperor himself, and the few sentences written on it only expressed one meaning - Empress Dowager Zhang's party has all run away, we will not fight this battle, and I have decided to surrender directly.
The little emperor broke the jar and broke it, and the letter was not tactful at all, and he did not have the so-called reserve and dignity of being an emperor at all.
From his few words, Ji Heng even saw a little willfulness and naivety of this young man.
He handed the letter sent by the little emperor - let's call it the book of surrender, he handed the letter to Ji Yongan, who was sitting under him, and motioned for him to read it to these core personnel of Da Chu.
Ji Yongan did so, of course, when he read this book, he was like the vast majority of people present, and the corners of his mouth twitched wildly.
"Let's talk about it, what do you think about this?"
Ji Heng spoke, and everyone present immediately began to talk about it.
Since Da Chu also has its own news channels, these core personnel of Da Chu are also well aware of what the little emperor said about the fact that Empress Dowager Zhang and her party have fled the capital, and they even know how many soldiers and horses Empress Dowager Zhang and her party have taken away.
In view of the fact that Da Zhou has indeed lost the strength to confront Da Chu, these core members of Da Chu are more inclined to believe in Emperor Da Zhou this time.
It's just that this surrender is not a matter that as long as you agree and I agree, both sides can work together to do it properly.
First of all, there must be many high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the Great Zhou who are not willing to give up, and they may not be of the same mind as the little emperor.
Although Empress Dowager Zhang and her party abandoned them, they may not be willing to be prisoners of Da Chu from now on, and live by the faces of the royal family and nobles of Da Chu.
Then there is the Empress Dowager Zhang's party, although they have withdrawn from the capital, they may not have left no manpower to monitor the little emperor.
In case they make trouble in it, Ji Hengke won't want to take over the capital smoothly and peacefully.
So in response to the surrender, Ji Heng and others had an in-depth discussion.
In the end, Ji Heng decided to crown the little emperor as the hereditary Shun'an Marquis, in addition to letting him take away all the concubines in the palace, Ji Heng was also ready to marry him, so that he could remarry a virtuous and virtuous lady as the wife of the main family.
As for the other members of the royal family except for the little emperor, Ji Heng plans to move them all to one place for unified supervision, although the Great Chu Imperial Court will not let them have food and clothing in the future, but they don't want to live the previous days of poverty and luxury, bullying men and women.
“... The house can be lived in for free, and the court can also appropriately subsidize them with some money, grain, and cloth in the first three years. Using these three years, it is better for them to learn to be self-reliant, otherwise after three years, the king will have to invite them to drink the northwest wind. ”
If it weren't for the rapid stabilization of the political situation, Ji Heng wouldn't want to support them for even three years, and these royal clansmen of Da Zhou, not to mention ten out of ten, would have been broken for at least nine and a half.
This kind of person lives in the world, Ji Heng thinks they are wasting rice and grain, let him raise this kind of person, even if this kind of person is just to maintain the minimum standard of "starvation and freezing", Ji Heng is still full of reluctance.
"These royal clansmen, as well as the original officials of the Great Zhou, their mansions, other businesses, and shops must all be sealed and inspected after we surrender. For those who are honest and upright, the property will be returned, and the best will be hired, and those who have committed illegal acts such as corruption and bribery, oppression of the people, etc., will have their family property confiscated and punished according to the law. ”
These things are all familiar to the officials of Da Chu, so Ji Heng just said a few words, how to operate specifically, and those talented people under his command will naturally come up with specific plans.
"The most important thing at the moment is to ensure that Emperor Zhou submits the table smoothly. Qingyun and A Ning, you two will go to Beijing with the official of the Ministry of Rites who came to deliver the surrender letter in a while, and remember to protect Emperor Zhou well. ”
Mu Qingyun and He Shuning answered yes, but Ji Yongan looked at Mu Qingyun with an indifferent expression with a worried face.
It is said that with Mu Qingyun's current status, it is not appropriate for Ji Heng to send her to be Emperor Zhou's bodyguard again, but looking at the entire Great Chu, there is really no one who is more qualified than Mu Qingyun and He Shuning for this errand.
Ji Yongan knew this, but as long as he thought that Mu Qingyun was about to go deep into the Longtan Tiger's Den alone, Ji Yongan couldn't calm himself down.
If this was not the big tent of the Chinese army, Ji Yongan would definitely jump up and oppose it as soon as possible.
Mu Qingyun obviously knew Ji Yongan's temper very well, and after receiving the task assigned by Ji Heng, she immediately stopped Ji Yongan's plan to take the initiative to invite Ying and enter the city with her with her eyes.
Ji Yongan's identity is different, as Ji Heng's only son-in-law, many times he is not suitable for charging into battle.
This is different from fighting bravely in front of the two armies, when you take risks, others will think that you are the first soldier and brave in battle, but this kind of work similar to a spy, Ji Yongan, the eldest son of the king of Chu who can be hung on the city wall as a hostage, is not suitable to undertake, otherwise others will say that he is brave and unscrupulous, easy to take risks, and he deserves to be caught.
Ji Yongan himself knew very well that he was not suitable to go into the city with him, so after receiving the look from Mu Qingyun, he immediately closed his mouth tightly.