Chapter IV North-South Division
Lin'an, which is more than 1,200 miles away from Qingshui County, is extremely prosperous in Kyoto of Dapei Country at this time, and Lin'an City, which has a population of more than 500,000, is ushering in another sunny day. The people who live and work in peace and contentment are all happy because of this prosperous era, and the peddlers are pawns, and the merchants and agricultural technicians are busy; Qinglou brothels and restaurants are also full of people.
However, contrary to the bustling scene in the city, the atmosphere in the Dapei Palace was somewhat oppressive at this time. On the main hall of Changle Palace, Emperor Liu Jinglong was panting and glaring at the ministers with wide eyes, he had just smashed a tea cup in anger, and the stone slabs in the hall were stained with water stains, and the broken porcelain pieces were scattered everywhere.
The military generals all knelt on the main hall, the left and the right, the distinction between the two was clear, some were trembling, and some were low-eyebrow and calm. At this moment, no one dared to speak, and he couldn't even hear the sound of breathing, and when the emperor's undulating chest soothed, he took the tea cup handed over by the eunuch next to him, took a big sip, and said: "That's it, the matter has come to this, it's time to talk about how to deal with it, get up", a sparse voice sounded below, and when everyone stood again, the hall was quiet again. Liu Jinglong waited for a while, and then spoke, "Why, don't speak, you weren't like this at the beginning", his eyes swept to the person standing at the forefront, "You say, just let the third child stay in Liangzhou, let him go to block the trouble of the Western Regions, just treat Liangzhou as a fief for him, and go to the frontier for me to defend, but now?" The more he spoke, the more angry he became, "Li Xuan, you say."
Prime Minister Li Juan stood still, paused slightly and raised his head: "Your Majesty, ten years ago, Liu Jingheng led 30,000 rebels to flee from Liangzhou, we could have led the army to pursue, but Your Majesty has just taken the throne, and the Jiangshan Sheji is not yet stable, besides, most of Liangzhou is a bitter cold place, north of the Xiongnu, west of the Western Regions, he Liu Jingheng is difficult to deal with, as long as he is not the Yellow River, the Western Regions and the Xiongnu have been harassed by him for all these years, when the time comes, I Dapei soldiers will cross the Yellow River north and recover Liangzhou, and they will be able to get rid of the rebellion", Li Juan said in one breath, He took another deep breath, glanced at the emperor on the throne, and re-settled, "Your Majesty, this may be an opportunity at this time, according to the information obtained by the minister, the battle between Liangzhou and the Dayue Clan, Liu Jingheng is really a tragic victory, he himself was hit by two arrows, and his injuries are not light." Without three or five years, it is difficult for Liangzhou's vitality to recover, and although the Dayue clan is defeated, there are still many small forces in the Western Regions, and there are Xiongnu in the north, he Liu Jingheng wants to completely digest the results of this battle, and it will take time. ”
When Liu Jinglong heard this, he no longer had the anger he had before, and his body was slightly relaxed when he sat upright, and after seeing Li Juan talk for a long time, he turned his head and gave the eunuch next to him a look, and immediately a cup of tea was sent to Li Juan, Li Juan hurriedly thanked him, took it and took a sip. Then he continued: "Your Majesty, this is our chance, please Your Majesty immediately order the troops to prepare for war, cross the Yellow River before Liangzhou recovers, and wave the army to the north, my Wang Shi will definitely be able to recover Liangzhou", Liu Jinglong's eyes slowly narrowed when he heard this, and he glanced around, "Everyone, what do you think"?
The ministers below have all knelt down: "Please Your Majesty to get rid of the rebellion." ”
At this time, on the grassland more than 1,000 miles away from Lin'an in the northwest, a black horse galloped forward, the long hair of the man on the horseback spread out and flew in the wind, and a white robe was blowing whirring. A man and a horse rushed up a high ground, and the man tightened his reins and stood facing north, his eyes resolutely looking at the mountains in front of him. Suddenly, he turned his head and looked south, the corners of his mouth slightly curled.
Yongping twenty-one years, Peiwen Emperor Liu Yu died suddenly, the crown prince Liu Jinghong inherited the unification, the night before the enthronement ceremony, the third prince Liu Jingheng suddenly attacked, led five hundred soldiers to kill into the East Palace, that night the entire East Palace was killed, the blood flowed into the river, the prince and more than 100 East Palace guards fought bloodily to the end all killed, the entire East Palace including the crown princess, eunuchs, palace maids more than 80 people were also killed, in the body of the blood someone set fire to the East Palace, the endless evil burned into ashes. Just when Liu Jingheng sent people to hold hundreds of officials hostage and forcibly enter the Changle Palace, the second prince Liu Jinglong hijacked the third prince's biological mother, Concubine Lu, and at the same time, 5,000 iron armor from the Tiger Camp sneaked in from the Yongmen, Zhangmen and Hengmen in Xicheng, and the three princes were besieged in front of the Changle Palace, and Concubine Lu died before Liu Jingheng abandoned the sword. Liu Jingheng fought to the death in grief and anger, and finally was wounded and broke out of the encirclement, he rushed to the Zhangtai camp overnight, led 30,000 soldiers and horses to the north, and finally crossed the Yellow River to garrison Liangzhou.
Almost at the same time, Liu Jinglong proclaimed himself emperor in Lin'an and changed his name to Chengping, and Liu Jingheng proclaimed himself emperor in Liangzhou and changed his name to Jianfeng. They all claim to be the successor to the Great Unification. Since then, there have been two imperial courts and two emperors in the Dapei Dynasty, separated by the Yellow River, and the north and south are self-reliant.