Chapter 159: Dongyi
The saint is also very calm, he is the crown prince of the first emperor, and he succeeded to the throne by the edict, and this emperor could not be more orthodox. What's more, after decades on the throne, the world has returned to the heart and the society is stable, even if it was a rebellion back then, it has now become justifiable.
If it is said that when the sage first ascended the throne, the king of Qi who instigated the famous general Zhong Chongsheng and the army under his command did alarm Chang'an for a time and made Zichen shake, but now let alone Ren Shenzhi, a grandson of the king of Qi who is in exile among the people, even if the king of Qi is still alive, what can he do?
Time has changed, and for the saint, the resurrection of King Qi and King Yan is not a big deal. The real big thing is the two royal grandsons under his knees, and of course, the crown prince - if it is not his own blood and blood, what is the saint worried about?
Therefore, the sage just glanced at the king of Yanchang County, and then turned to Shi Huan and several other prime ministers: "What do the Qing family think? β
The prime ministers' eyes were 'colored' and 'exchanged', and they discussed a few words in a low voice-due to Shi Huan's old age and declining health, the palace was a little lacking in qi, so Gao Xianling under him stepped forward to answer: "Your Majesty, the ministers think, first, it is too hasty to speculate on the bloodline of the Heavenly Family based on only one painting and a few Jiaofang people; Second, as the Marquis of Yongcheng said, even if Ren Shenzhi is the bloodline of the King of Qi, but when the King of Qi rebelled, his father was still the youngest son in infancy, and His Majesty was merciful. The so-called childish is innocent, and the ministers think that if Ren Le is Tang Le, he cannot be guilty of the same crime as the King of Qi, let alone Ren Shenzhi? β
Gao Xianling paused for a moment, and when he saw that the saint did not speak, he continued, "Ren Shenzhi may not know that his life experience is one of them, and second, this son is innocent and flawless from the government test to the meeting test and even today's palace test, relying on his own talent to learn to step on this heavenly step!" It can be seen that he is also a talented person! Your Majesty has always been magnanimous, and he was able to forgive Prince Qi's 'daughter' back then, but now he can't tolerate one of his grandsons? β
The attitude of the prime ministers is very clear - the matter of the King of Qi has passed, although Zhong Chongsheng still controls Dongyi Mountain, but there is nothing to fear, with the stability of the saint's current throne, and the current peace and contentment of Da Liang, why should the King of Qi have 800 descendants? What's more, the sage has always been tolerant, when the king of Qi rebelled, he was both an important minister and a concubine, and he had an ambiguous attitude, not only was he not seriously blamed afterwards, but even made it all the way to the current first assistant...... This will also be a magnificent stroke of the saint's magnificence in the history of the Qing Dynasty, the prime ministers are now a very human minister, in addition to seeking for their descendants, that is, counting on the history books of the monarch and virtuous ministers to remember a few more strokes, do not want the saint to be a man who has been in the people for many years, neither plotted wrong, nor did he commit a 'traitor' crime, but also diligently studied the blood of the King of Qi when he was under the fence and lost the title of the virtuous king.
What's more, when the matter is here, the meaning of the king of Yanchang County is already very clear, and revealing the identity of Ren Shenzhi is just an introduction. Ren Shenzhi and the faction of the King of Zhending County have nothing to do with it, even if there is, it is ridiculous to say that the King of Zhending intends to follow the King of Qi, after all, neither Ren Shenzhi nor the King of Zhending has any military power in their hands, and the faction of the King of Zhending, Su Taishi, Marquis of Yongcheng, and Shao Guogong are also Wenchen!
Ren is a nerd will also think that the king of Zhending County has lived in Chang'an for a long time, and most of the people who support him are civil officials, even if he has the heart of the king of Qi, how can he follow the king of Qi's trip? What's more, the emperor and queen have made it clear that they support this grandson, and now the world thinks that the king of Zhending County is the emperor's grandson! No matter how stupid a person is, he will not rebel now - the king of Zhending County is still so young, even if there is a shop in the ordinary people, the family will not let the son who is in his twenties and the eldest son is only three years old take over the family business, let alone the supreme position in the world.
ββThe purpose of the king of Yanchang to put forward Ren Shenzhi's identity is, of course, ...... Dongyi Mountain.
No, it can't be said to be Dongyi Mountain.
It should be said that the purpose is to cause a rebellion, and then the Yanchang County King faction will have a chance to resurrect!
Unlike the King of Zhending, who was supported by most of the civil officials, especially Su Taishi, the head of the civil officials, most of the important ministers who supported the King of Yanchang were military generals. Gu Taifu don't talk about it, the Dunyuan Bo Ou family, who was taken away last year, and the grandfather of the previous generation of Dunyuan Bo, that is, the princess of Yanchang County, didn't he 'confront' with Su Shina, the famous general of the Yue clan who had not yet returned to Daliang at that time, when Daliang conquered the Western Regions, and was seriously injured and died by Su Shina, so Ou Shi formed a big enmity with Shen Lige's master and servant? !
Even Min Pinghou's branch, the so-called meritorious deeds are said to be sensitive, Ming is meritorious and said sensitive, and heroic and decisive is like a god called min...... Zhuo Jian himself has never been in battle, but his ancestors also won the knighthood with military merits - the character Min is often used for military generals to be knighted rather than civilian officials.
There is no problem in taking down Dongyi Mountain with the national strength of Da Liang, the reason why there is no strong attack is that the terrain of Dongyi Mountain is complicated, the price paid for the strong attack is too heavy, and it is located in the Western Regions, and the surrounding situation is quite complicated; Second, Zhong Chongsheng was born in the common people, but he was born among the famous generals of the previous dynasty, and he became famous with a weak crown, and his talent in the art of war can be seen, otherwise, how could he get the blue eyes of the first emperor and specially order him to guard the Western Regions?
After all, the Yue clan and other Hu tribes in the Western Regions were submissive in their own dynasties, and they became fetters, but for various reasons, Da Liang was not very at ease with them, especially when the first emperor was old, and he was very worried that the Hu clan would take advantage of the new emperor's accession to the throne to make a move, so he sent the extremely appreciative Zhong Chongsheng to guard the border. However, no one expected that Zhong Chongsheng would put a good future and follow the King of Qi to make 'chaos' - although guarding the border is a drudgery, but with Da Liang's national strength and Zhong Chongsheng's talent, if the Yue clan and other clans are opposed, it will be ready to send military merits to Zhong Chongsheng - this is just the right way for the new emperor to show grace.
Not to mention that the plan prepared by the emperor in his later years was in vain, just in terms of Zhong Chongsheng's own talent, now in the court, there is someone who can be comparable to him...... There is no such person in the hands of the king of Zhending!
Therefore, once Dongyi Mountain is recovered, it can only be used by the people of the Yanchang County King's faction.
Today's prime ministers are all civil officials, not to mention, because of the emperor's bias in the past two years, they have more or less shown favor to the king of Zhending County, and everything in front of him can be seen. Now if the king of Yanchang County gets a chance, Gu Taifu and these people return to power and take advantage of the situation to resurge, will they still have the status of them or their children in the new dynasty?
Since he has seen the intention of the king of Yanchang County, where are the prime ministers willing to let him get his wish? It's just that the prime ministers also know in their hearts that the king of Yanchang is so eloquent, and the identity of Ren Shen's royal bloodline is very likely. Therefore, although he also expressed his doubts about this, he immediately put forward the opinion that even if Ren Shenzhi was the bloodline of King Qi, it was not a big deal.
In short, there is still a dispute about Ren Shenzhi's identity on the surface, but in fact, the spearhead is aimed at Dongyi Mountain - the king of Yanchang County hopes to take this opportunity to crusade against Dongyi Mountain, but the prime ministers have put forward another strategy to recruit Dongyi Mountain......
King Zhending quickly calculated, of course he chose to stand on the side of the prime ministers, to move troops, he has no one who understands the art of war in his hands, even if the emperor asks him to recommend, he can't push people - no, the only thing that can be pushed out is probably Su Shina, the problem is that this Yue's people have to send the prison army to keep an eye on the defense all the way, even if he is a handsome talent, but he is a Yue's person, how can he use it?
Not to mention Su Shina's loyalty, Lang Daliang, the Yue clan's upper kingdom, but he can't even find a general, so that the military power is 'handed over' to the Yue clan? No matter how partial the emperor is, the king of Zhending County will not let Da Liang lose this face.
Therefore, if his heartfelt approval proves that Ren Shenzhi is the bloodline of King Qi, it can just be used to recruit Zhong Chongsheng.
Zhong Chongsheng's rebellion was very unexpected, and no one knows how King Qi turned against this famous general who was deeply loved by the first emperor? But in any case, Zhong Chongsheng was nominally based on the king of Qi, so after the saint ascended the throne, he rebelled.
The king of Qi died, and his descendants were killed by himself when the army was defeated, Zhong Chongsheng was unwilling to surrender, and rushed into Dongyi Mountain, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and has held on to this day - before Da Liang was unwilling to attack out of various considerations, and it was not that he had not proposed surrender to him, but Zhong Chongsheng said every time that he had received the great favor of the king of Qi and was unwilling to betray.
Now that the only remaining bloodline of King Qi has become the eye of Da Liang, if Ren Shenzhi goes to persuade him to surrender, Zhong Chongsheng's previous reason will of course not stand. In such a righteous name, Zhong Chongsheng will be defeated, and the military spirit of Dongyi Mountain may not have a chance to shake.
From Da Liang's point of view, the price of surrender is also lighter than that of conquest.
King Zhending felt that even if it was not out of the choice of the emperor and grandson, purely from the perspective of Da Liang, the emperor and queen would be more willing to recruit Zhong Chongsheng.
Although Da Liang is rich, but when the soldiers and horses move, it will cost countless people in the treasury after all, but why bother?
He was relieved.
But I heard the king of Yanchang County say lightly: "What you have said is very true, Your Majesty's 'chest' is like the sea, and there is only one grandson of the king of Qi, if there is no evil behavior, it may not be unforgivable." But...... What if this person is harboring evil intentions, and even participating in the imperial examination is also a plot? β
Shi Wei and the others all frowned.
The king of Yanchang said this, could it be that this Ren Shenzhi was really a move by the remnants of King Qi? Both the saint and the prime minister are now willing to forgive Ren Shenzhi, but the question is, if Ren Shenzhi really did something that made people think that he was resentful of the Qi king's affairs and that it was not good for the saint...... The king of Yanchang used this as an excuse to insist on crusading against Dongyi Mountain instead of surrendering, but it was a difficult reason to refute.
Because of the majesty of the heavenly family, how can it be easily violated?
This incident came out too suddenly, and it suddenly arrived except for the king of Yanchang County, almost no one in this court was prepared!
So much so that although the prime ministers wanted to refute, they had no way to start!
was sinking to himself 'groaning', but he heard Ning Shaobi speak up again, and said: "Since the county king has repeatedly thought that Cousin Ren's participation in the imperial examination has ulterior motives, I don't know, can you tell me in detail?" β
"After all, the king of the county has been talking for so long, and he hasn't taken out anything except a portrait, but how can I believe it?"
Without waiting for the king of Yanchang to answer, all the ministers opened their mouths in agreement, and asked the king of Yanchang to come up with evidence that Ren Shenzhi was not only the bloodline of the king of Qi, but also had ill intentions.
Shi Huan, Gao Xianling and others were particularly cautious, and when they reached their status, they couldn't easily express their attitude, and they had seen that the king of Yanchang County intended to use Ren Shen as a guide and Dongyi Mountain as a reason to make the generals who supported him return to power, and the three prime ministers, who were all civil officials, were naturally stepped on the sore spot, and they had to stop anything!
Now they still want to stop it, but if the king of Yanchang really has the evidence that Ren Shenzhi's 'desire' is unfavorable to the saint...... But there is a different way to stop it, and at this moment it is naturally extremely silent and cautious.
The king of Yanchang County was really prepared, and his 'chest' was full of bamboo and said: "What the prince said is extremely true, of course there is evidence for loneliness." As he spoke, he bowed to Dan Qi and asked, "Please also ask Your Majesty's ministers to bring human and physical evidence to the palace!" β
Before the saint could speak, Shi Huan, Gao Xianling, and Wen Zheng glanced at each other, and suddenly came out together, and said: "Your Majesty, although Ren Shenzhi's identity is suspicious, no matter what the result is, he is always the only one. Today is the period of the palace examination, and it is unknown how many people outside the palace are looking forward to the prime minister's gold list! Taking a soldier is the foundation of a nation, how can you delay the rest for the sake of one person? The ministers ask Your Majesty to put aside any matter for the time being, and then discuss it later, and set the ranking of the rest of the people first! β
- What are you kidding, this matter is like thunder on the ground, we don't know anything, just listen to you here to 'reveal' your life history and present evidence, it's hard for us to just watch and listen?!
The prime ministers' plan to delay the army, the prince was clear, frowned and said: "Isn't this good?" After all, this Ren Shenzhi is the top leader, and if he doesn't find out about him, how can he write the gold list? β
"The imperial examination is for the sake of fairness, so that the scholars of the world, regardless of their origins, as long as they study diligently, there will be a day when the fish will leap into the dragon's 'door'." However, the prince's helper was blocked back by Shi Huan lightly, "In this case, the minister thinks that no matter what Ren Shenzhi's identity is, since the palace exam is named as a role model today, it should be issued according to this result." If he finds out that he has committed a 'rape' offense in the future, he will make a decree to deprive him of the title of the leader, so that the 'flower' and the perch will make up for it! β
The scholars in the palace were full of joy waiting for the cross-horse parade street, Qujiang banquet and other "'spring' wind proudly horseshoe disease, one day to see all the Chang'an 'flowers'" bitter and sweet, do not want this subject to be so troublesome, actually caught up with the king of Yanchang County, is worried about himself, listening to Shi Huan said this, the heart is 'excited' tight, I feel that this phase is also a disciple of cloth in the end, born in the imperial examination, so considerate of the new branch of the scholars, and the prince who blocked it, of course, is not so cute.
The prince sensed the intentions of the scholars, and his heart sankβif he insisted on delaying, it would be nothing to offend this group of scholars, but among the scholars in the world, he would leave a bad reputation.
However, he had expected such a scene before, and he didn't expect it to be settled on the spot...... Therefore, he said lightly: "Please also ask my father to judge the Holy Judge." β
The sage really said: "The words of the Jinzhang are very reasonable, first post the gold list, let it be cautious, and Wen Zheng, the examiner of today, will find out, and then discuss it in three days!" β