Chapter 24: Pacification
"Your Majesty, Shen Changfeng, the lieutenant general of the Northern Army, has surrendered, and the stubborn ones have been basically cleared!"
"Good!" Listening to Yan Yingyuan's report with a tired face, Zhao Yuan couldn't help but show a relaxed smile. As soon as Shen Yuan died, sure enough, the Northern Army had no heart to fight, and the riot in Chengcheng, where the Northern Army was located, was quickly suppressed. The depression that has been lingering in my heart for so long has finally been satisfactorily resolved.
"General Yan, you immediately lead people to blockade the entire capital. Now that the Beijing division is in turmoil, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no prisoners who will take the opportunity to fish in troubled waters and disrupt the security of the capital. What's more, the stragglers of the Northern Army will inevitably pose a threat to the security of the Beijing Division! ”
"General Yan, I give you this right. Those who dare to commit adultery will be taken down regardless of their status, and if there is a resistant, they will be killed! ”
"Obey the order!"
"As for you" Looking at the ministers who were trembling on their knees, Zhao Yuan's murderous aura flashed on his face. These people simply have no character at all, and today's festival has fallen directly to the ground, and they can't be used at all!
"Alas!" Secretly clenched his fists, but Zhao Yuan finally sighed softly and slowly let go. If it weren't for the fact that I had no one to use, I would have loved to wash them all away. But these people can't be killed for the time being, and the current Taisho Kingdom still needs them to run. But wait until the next day to have enough manpower, hum
"Your Majesty, the ministers are loyal to Your Majesty, and they were all deceived and coerced by Shen Yuan's gang before, so they made a big mistake, and I hope Your Majesty will see it!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, Shen Yuan is powerful, and he has a strong soldier in his hand. The ministers and others are temporarily with him and the snake, and when the time is ripe for the next day, they will fight back to help Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the ministers and others have good intentions, and please let Your Majesty know! ”
"Enough!" Listening to the low sentence after sentence of justification, Zhao Yuan only had a thick disgust left in his heart, but his face was still full of a gentle smile, "Don't worry, today I will only punish the evil, and the rest will not be investigated!" ”
"Thank you, thank you, your majesty!" Wiping the cold sweat from their foreheads, the ministers who had been kneeling in the court for a long time finally breathed a sigh of relief and smiled bitterly at each other. Then he glanced at Zhao Yuan carefully, and hurriedly went up and down.
"A few adults have worked hard!" Looking at the few old ministers who were still a little apprehensive, Zhao Yuan said loudly, "Come on, take a seat." Several adults are old, and in the future, when several adults go to court, they will all sit down! ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Rushing to Zhao Yuan to salute respectfully, several people looked at Zhao Yuan's eyes, revealing an inexplicable meaning: "Your Majesty has been far-sighted, and now you have wiped out these traitors in one fell swoop, which is quite the style of the first emperor!" ”
"Yes, if the first emperor can see His Majesty's current appearance, he will be able to smile at Jiuquan in the future. Even if I really die here today, I will be able to have the face to meet the first emperor under Jiuquan! ”
"Well, a few adults will live a long life. In the future, I still want to make a few adults work harder to expand the territory of our Taisho Kingdom! ”
"Your Majesty has such ambitions, although we are old, we are still willing to serve Your Majesty and expand the territory for the Taizheng Kingdom!"
"Hmm!" Nodding with satisfaction, Zhao Yuan also knew generally after asking at this time that these old courtiers were all old ministers who followed the first emperor, that is, his father with a body to expand the territory, and all of them had some ability.
At the time of the founding of the Taisho Kingdom, there was only one and a half counties of territory, and even in this southeastern frontier, it was a small country, and it was an existence that everyone wanted to annex.
Later, his grandfather, the founding emperor, disappeared inexplicably. The nine-year-old little emperor succeeded to the throne, not to mention the small people in the country, and the emperor was a little child, so he didn't bully him. The neighboring countries are even more eyeing each other, and the situation is too much of a crisis at once.
But in such an environment, his father survived. At the age of thirteen, he began to fight on the battlefield and achieved great prestige. Now Taisho has jurisdiction over six counties and sixty-nine towns, almost all of which were beaten down by his father. It's just a pity that after years of hard work, he died at the age of forty.
Later, after Zhao Yuan ascended the throne at the age of eleven, he was far less wise and martial than his father, and he was almost played like a puppet. Taisho Kingdom's original high-spirited posture weakened all of a sudden, and these old ministers were also extremely disappointed.
And it coincided with Shen Yuan's ascension, and his power was at its peak. In conjunction with Zhang Yuan, Wang Yu used various tactics to kick these old ministers away one by one, or demote them to petty officials with sesame mung beans. Even so, the three of them did not dare to kill these old courtiers easily. Although these people are old, they still have great authority in the imperial court and in the entire Taisho Kingdom.
If it weren't for Shen Yuan thinking that he had completely controlled the situation, he would have to use these people to establish his authority, otherwise he wouldn't really be a killer. And it seems that Zhao Yuan's performance today made them extremely satisfied.
"Your Majesty, now Fang Wenyuan, the general of Dayong Guan Zhaoyuan, and Feng Mingshan, the general of Guan Qingyuan, have come with a large army, and I also ask Your Majesty to issue an order to send him back to the station!"
Now that the capital has not completely settled down, Zhao Yuan has also made up his mind not to let these Manchu civil and military officers go home until it is completely resolved. A group of people standing here just doing it looked like that, and someone remembered it out of boredom.
Although the general Zhang Yuan died, the two generals under him were still rushing to the capital with the army. If you calculate the time, you can get there in two or three days. Although seriously speaking, Zhang Yuan was killed by Shen Yuan. But if these two people lose their brains, the consequences will be unimaginable. Suddenly, an inexplicable atmosphere spread in the main hall.
"Without an edict, he led a large army into Beijing, and these two people are clearly plotting against each other!" At this time, another person stood up and said loudly, "The minister implores Your Majesty to take down Fang Wenyuan and Feng Mingshan for questioning, so as to show Your Majesty's prestige and make other people with bad intentions dare not move lightly!" ”
"Presumptuous!" couldn't help but snort coldly, and Zhao Yuan's face instantly darkened. I don't know if this person is intentional or unintentional, doesn't he know that he just got rid of Zhang Yuan and Shen Yuan, if he immediately does something to the people under them, what do you want other people to think.
You must know that Fang Wenyuan and Feng Mingshan have an army of nearly 100,000 under their command, isn't this forcing them to rebel. In desperation, even if they don't pull the flag and rebel, if they switch to another country, the Taisho Kingdom will definitely suffer heavy losses. Today's Taizheng Kingdom has just experienced ****, but it can't stand the toss.
"The two generals are loyal to Taisho Kingdom, and I know very well in my heart that the two of them brought troops because they heard that the **** in the capital came to protect me!" Taking a deep breath, Zhao Yuan said helplessly, "Now that the **** in the capital has subsided, I will issue an edict ordering the two to return to the station." However, although the two generals have not made meritorious contributions, they have also worked hard and made great achievements, so be it! ”
After thinking about it, Zhao Yuan then said, "General Fang Wenyuan of Zhaoyuan will be crowned General Huwei, and General Feng Mingshan of Qingyuan will be crowned General Xuanwei, and each will be rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver." Order each to allocate 100,000 silver to reward the whole army! ”
"Your Majesty, not only will not punish such a rebellious act, but will reward him heavily. If it goes on like this, I'm afraid! ”
"Presumptuous, the country's important generals are also you can judge at will!" An angry shout directly interrupted this person's words, and Zhao Yuan said coldly, "Are you questioning my decision?" ”
"Minister, minister don't dare!" Hearing Zhao Yuan's angry shout, this person immediately shuddered, and cold sweat flowed down instantly. I almost ignored it, but this one had just washed this place, and it was the time when the murderous spirit was in its prime. At this time, if you make him unhappy, you can directly button down a rebellious hat, and you can be dragged down and cut down in an instant, and you won't even be given a chance to shout grievances.
"I'm not talking to you, I'm making an order, and you just have to do it!"
"Your Ministers obey!"
"Well, Your Majesty has really grown up and knows how to judge the situation!" Looking at Zhao Yuan's performance in the court, the following old courtiers nodded in unison: "Now Your Majesty is at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and now that the national turmoil has subsided, the Taizheng Kingdom only needs to recuperate for a period of time, and it will be able to return to the peak moment." And Your Majesty is so wise, as long as you don't die early, the future Taisho Kingdom will definitely dominate one side! ”
"Hmm!" Several old ministers present smiled at each other, and then one of them said, "Your Majesty will inevitably make a big move next, and it is when you need manpower, it seems that it is time for our old fellows to come back!" ”