Chapter 168: Candidate for Messenger
Although Dongyi Mountain is only a corner of the land, it is not to be afraid of the vast and rich Da Liang, but it is located in the Western Regions, when the King of Qi instigated Zhong Chongsheng to rebel against the 'rebellion', in order to make a fool of everything, he also made a heavy promise to the Hu of the Western Regions - but at that time, Su Shina was in charge of the Yue Clan, and he was afraid of the prosperity of the Great Liang country, although he promised that the King of Qi would send troops, but when it came to the end, he chose to wait and see as the main thing and send troops as a supplement.
At that time, the Yue clan was extremely strong among the Hu in the Western Regions, and the name of Su Shina resounded throughout the Western Regions, and the rest of the Hu people who received the request of the King of Qi naturally followed suit. As a result, Zhong Chongsheng was really alone, and when the Western Regions Zhuhu saw such a scene, of course he refused to continue to fight with Da Liang. After Zhong Chongsheng's soldiers were defeated like a mountain, the king of Qi was ambushed, and Zhong Chongsheng retreated to Dongyi Mountain.
Da Liang is not completely unbeaten Dongyi Mountain, but after the Western Regions Zhuhu saw that the Great Liang soldiers were strong and strong, they were very worried that after Da Liang defeated Dongyi Mountain, he would take advantage of the situation to sweep the Western Regions, reopen the Western Regions Protectorate of the previous dynasty, move the Hu people into the customs, and occupy their mulberry land, so they met to hoard troops near Dongyi Mountain, and Da Liang was annoyed that they promised to help the King of Qi. This is the beginning and end of the Great Liang Western Expedition, Lao Dunyuanbo's serious injury and death in the army, the surrender of the Yue clan and other clans, Shen Lige's marriage to Chang'an, and Su Shina's marriage.
Such an intricate past, coupled with the 'selfish' intention of the emperor and queen to leave to his descendants to make contributions, the matter of Dongyi Mountain was put on hold. After all, the recovery of Dongyi Mountain is related to the vital interests of the courtiers, and even the changes in the current situation between the DPRK and China are a very subtle introduction.
The emperor's attitude was ambiguous and unclear, and the controversy was not settled until the beginning of May. In the end, it was the prime minister's faction that won, and decided to salute first and then soldiers, and sent an envoy to accompany Tang Shenzhi, the Marquis of Yirong, to Dongyi Mountain to persuade Zhong Chongsheng to surrender.
For the conditions of Zhong Chongsheng's surrender, Emperor Xianping was not bad, because Tang Shenzhi, the nominal Zhong Chongsheng, was named a marquis, and Zhong Chongsheng naturally could not cross him, and the monarch and ministers discussed it, if Zhong Chongsheng decided to surrender, he could be given the title of no more than the earl, and he was given money and silk in the mansion, so that he could return to Chang'an to retire.
As for Zhong Chongsheng's subordinates, they also have their own rewards and forgiveness.
Originally, Zhong Chongsheng did not surrender so far, earlier because of the King of Qi and the fear of the imperial court. Later, the emperor intended to leave him to make contributions to his descendants, since he ignored him, Zhong Chongsheng wanted to surrender and couldn't find the 'door' way - now Tang Shenzhi has not only received the title of Emperor Xianping, but also tested the example of the Xianping Dynasty, this King of Qi's bloodline has descended to Emperor Xianping, and he personally came forward to persuade Zhong Chongsheng, Zhong Chongsheng will be difficult to step down if he does not surrender.
Moreover, since Emperor Xianping treated Tang Shenzhi leniently, it stands to reason that he would not kill Zhong Chongsheng, even if he was detained back to Chang'an under house arrest, it would be better than burying bones in barren mountains for the rest of his life?
Therefore, the government and the opposition all think that Dongyi Mountain can be taken without blood this time, and it may be at least seventy or eighty percent. Because after all, Tang Shenzhi is the king of Qi, it is impossible for him to go to Dongyi Mountain alone, after all, he has to send someone to accompany him - it can also be said to be surveillance, otherwise if Tang Shenzhi and Zhong Chongsheng meet up and turn against Da Liang together - although there are not many such possibilities, if it appears, wouldn't it lose the dignity of the imperial court?
Since the matter of persuasion is so certain, this trip to Dongyi Mountain will be a ready-made credit. Tang Shenzhi's identity after the King of Qi, Emperor Xianping has already made him a marquis, in order to show tolerance for the King of Qi, this time to persuade Zhong Chongsheng, it is unlikely to give him any benefits, so the benefits of the big head are of course the messengers who accompany him to share.
Da Liang has been peaceful for so many years, it is easy to have such an opportunity to make meritorious contributions, naturally the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are not willing to lag behind, in order to determine the number and identity of the envoys, the courtiers almost fought in front of the emperor several times!
The day of summer vacation is approaching, in order not to delay going to Cuiwei Mountain to escape the summer, Emperor Xianping was angry several times, so that everyone could barely discuss the result. In the end, it was a chief envoy and three deputy envoys, Tang Shenzhi occupied the identity of one deputy envoy, and the other two deputy envoys, one was desperately asked by the prince for his eldest son, the king of Yanchang County, after all, Tang Shenzhi's identity was "discovered" by the king of Yanchang County, and the prince seized this reason to make the king of Yanchang also become one of the deputy envoys.
The two deputy envoys are already a county king and a marquis, and if the last deputy envoy is identical, it is too exalted and not beautiful. Therefore, the courtiers proposed that the last deputy envoy should not be sent to serve as a high-ranking official and a high-ranking lord, and when they mentioned it, Emperor Xianping felt that he could give the people of the descendants a chance, such as the queen's nephew Chunyu Sangye, because the long head still has a brother-in-law, not the prince, although there is also a shadow seal, in the end the grade is not high - take advantage of this time to see and see the scene with the past, 'mix' the credit, after coming back, it is the dignity of the descendants.
Therefore, Emperor Xianping directly named Chun Yu Sangye, and the Duke of Chu, who was originally pretending to be deaf and dumb about this matter, was of course overjoyed, and he was busy coming out to thank his grandson.
The three deputy envoys were all settled, and each of them rolled up their sleeves and competed for the candidate for the chief envoy.
It's just that this candidate Emperor Xianping and Empress Chunyu had already conceived, and lightly denied everyone's proposal, and directly ordered the Marquis of Yongcheng. The reason is ready-made, firstly, the Marquis of Yongcheng has been to the Western Regions, and secondly, the Yue clan is the Yuejia of the Marquis of Yongcheng, and the Yueshi is considered to be a strong soldier and a strong horse in the Western Regions. The three came here to go all the way to the Western Regions, the old ministers are getting older, but the Marquis of Yongcheng is in the prime of life, and he will not delay things because of this.
Emperor Xianping was resigned, although the courtiers were quite unwilling to let this great credit fall into the hands of the Marquis of Yongcheng, but after many years of accumulation, they could only reluctantly thank Emperor Xianping for his compassion.
Only the prince and the king of Yanchang have a lot of hatred in their hearts - the day before, the prince of Yongcheng Hou Shizi 'woman' Zhuo Shi brought a pair of sons and 'daughters' into the palace to accompany Chunyu Queen to talk, according to the news from the palace people in Penglai Palace, although most of the Zhuo family was laughing with the queen and teasing the twins in an hour in Penglai Palace, but when he was about to retire, he inadvertently mentioned a sentence "Two days ago, I went to my grandmother's side to talk, mentioning the Western Regions, my grandmother sighed, saying that it is my mother's hometown, since my mother went, My father has been thinking about wanting to take a look again, but unfortunately my father is now an official in the court, and when he is in the future, he is old, and he is afraid that he will not be able to go"-Because of the matter of the Ning family's big house, Emperor Xianping felt that he owed the eldest princess Jiyang, and the queen also knew that now the Zhuo family is saying this under the banner of the eldest princess, even if the emperor and queen have side considerations, they will replace Ning Huan!
After all, even if the emperor is wary of the Ning family in the future, when the eldest princess is still alive, unless the Ning family is mad, the Yongcheng Marquis Mansion will only support Jia'en and will not suppress the calculation.
The problem is that Zhuo's reason is a bit ridiculous!
Who in Man Chang'an didn't know that the Marquis of Yongcheng was forced to marry Shen Lige's 'daughter'? Whether he will miss Shen Lige is a question, not to mention Shen Lige's hometown - the hero saves the beauty It is a good story that has been passed down through the ages, and the beauty saves the hero...... cough, it is no secret that the Marquis of Yongcheng followed the army to make military achievements because of the eldest princess Jiyang, and he didn't want to be captured for the first time he went into battle, and even 'forced' to marry, even if he really missed Shen Lige, he would never miss the Western Regions!
This is tantamount to making it clear to everyone that the Ning family wants this credit.
And Gu Bo, who the prince tried his best to recommend, was only reinstated as an official for comfort - this can be regarded as the emperor seeing that the prince's power is not as good as that of the queen of Zhending, and the queen's bottom line is also visible, they don't believe that the prince will be very kind to the king of Zhending, but believe that the king of Zhending will be a filial grandson.
Therefore, even in order to comfort the prince and avoid the situation that the father is weak and the son is strong, and the son kills his father, the emperor's support for the prince ...... That is, to give him back an ancient Taifu. The problem is that Gu Bo is so old, even if he has a high prestige in the army, he can at most guarantee that the king of Zhending County will not dare to mutiny, and he can't say too much in the court, in the end, he is a person who has been demoted once, not to mention that the weight of the military generals in the court is not as good as that of civilian officials.
Gu Taifu's official reinstatement can not play as much of a role as the emperor's move.
The prince, who had invested a lot in this controversy that took four months before and after, was of course very dissatisfied. However, he is not satisfied and can't help it, the eldest princess of Jiyang lives for a day, it is not a major event involving the livelihood of the society, the emperor will accommodate her for a day, not to mention that the eldest princess has always been measured, it is rare to make such a request, and several important ministers of the two dynasties are unwilling to save the face of the eldest princess.
If it is a success, the credit of the main envoy is of course the greatest, and the deputy envoy and others, without the approval of the main envoy, the credit will of course be much smaller. I also know that the Marquis of Yongcheng will never say anything good about the King of Yanchang County, and when he goes to the Western Regions, the King of Yanchang County has to guard against being provoked by the Marquis of Yongcheng, and if he is not careful, it will be useless - so although the Marquis of Yongcheng now has a position that everyone envies, the Ning family does not dare to take it lightly.
Zhuo Zhaojie frowned and said, "I'm afraid the prince will do something from it!" ”
The persuasion went smoothly, and the Marquis of Yongcheng took the lion's share of the credit, and if the persuasion failed, it would be the Marquis of Yongcheng who would bear the main responsibility - especially when the reason for the proved failure was the Marquis of Yongcheng. It's strange that the prince doesn't 'plug' here, and now where can a Gubo reassure the prince, if he can't afford the beacon fire, how can the prince's family recover?
"Don't worry, the saint has an edict under his 'private', and he will persuade him to surrender, and if Zhong Chongsheng is 'confused' and does not understand, it will be the same if he is defeated." Ning Shaobi smiled and said, "Su Bo will go with his father this time, and if it is not good to persuade him to surrender at that time, then transfer troops from the Yue Clan...... Originally, this was also what the saint said in the temple. ”
"Do you have anything for your father?" Zhuo Zhaojie asked, originally this matter should have been done by her mother-in-law, but her mother-in-law went early, and now she is in charge of the Hou Mansion, but there are many inconveniences between her daughter-in-law, so she has to change the conversation through Ning Shaobi.
Ning Shaobi said indifferently: "You don't have to worry about your father, my father is surrounded by old people, and there are a few people who have served my father to go to the Western Regions in the past, and they will be ready." He also said, "There are two people who can sing and dance and can speak, and it is best to have a little 'color'." ”
"Do you want to take a housekeeper?" Zhuo Zhaojie was surprised, "Wouldn't it be too child's play?" ”
"It's not my father, they use it, when they go to the Western Regions, they persuade Zhong Chongsheng to surrender, they always have to celebrate on the spot, if they want to fight, summon the Hu clan as the vanguard, and reward a few people to go down to be more lively." Ning Shaobi said, "We can make up for the people who have gone horizontally, you pick two good ones." ”
Zhuo Zhaojie didn't know the situation in the army, but there was nothing for the two family tricks, so he wrote down the matter, and when he was free, he called the Xia family to come to him - originally after Xu Jingxin's identity as the remnant of King Qi came out, the Xia family was also tortured and interrogated by Dali Temple, but Xu Jingxin and the Xia family both said that the Xia family had nothing to do with the King of Qi, and the Xia family wanted to recommend Xu Jingxin to the Yongcheng Hou Mansion to teach, but it was just because they were all drunk and out of the pavilion.
There is no evidence, coupled with the fact that the Xia family is right, many benefactors helped to speak, and it was redeemed in a few days. Zhuo Zhaojie didn't want her anymore, but he was afraid that Tang Shenzhi would give birth to a mustard after he knew about it, thinking that the emperor and queen were lenient all the way to King Qi, and the Xia family was not condemned as a remnant, and she was indeed a good teacher, so she still stayed.
This will call her over, and she will say Ning Shaobi's request, Xia Shi thought for a moment, and said: "If you can sing and dance, the family is good at learning these things, and these people taught by the slave family will get it." However, when it comes to articulateness, there are only seven or eight, and the posture and "color" are all good, although the "women" of the world are absolutely "colorful", they will be gray when they come to the "women" of the world, if you look at them alone, they are all a little "colorful". ”
Zhuo Zhaojie said: "Then you go back and let them clean up, and Ming'er will come over and ask me to take a look." ”