Chapter 291: The Crooked Emperor
When the news of Yang Cheng's defeat of the Thirty-six Giants in Imperial Dragon City reached the capital, the entire imperial court suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
The Great Zhou Dynasty has been established for so many years, and the heritage is still there, and the elite of the border army can also carry it.
Therefore, whether it is the Golden Horde or the Northland Jurchens, although they are fierce, they actually do not really threaten the hinterland of the Great Zhou.
But the Thirty-six Giant Kou, a group of anti-thieves who rose from within the Great Zhou, was different, the deterrent power was too great, and one careless almost made them threaten the capital.
At this time, Yang Cheng destroyed half of the thirty-six giants, completely relieved the siege of the Great Zhou, and the imperial court immediately began to hold a banquet to congratulate Yang Cheng on his victory.
Yang Cheng actually didn't care much about these imaginary ones.
has been beaten to the doorstep, what else is there to celebrate?
However, the entire capital was very happy and excited, and Yang Cheng was not good at spoiling the fun.
Moreover, the commanders of Zhenwutang such as Yin Wuxian at this banquet, as well as the generals of the Northern Army such as Yuwendu, were also there.
On top of the banquet, as usual, there was a song and praise of virtue arranged by Zhang Xuansu, the national abbot, and various song and dance performances, which were very boring.
Yang Cheng also found a problem.
That is, although Zhou Yuan, the current emperor of the Great Zhou, is still young, he is a little suspicious of great success.
may think that it is his credit to keep the Great Zhou, and it is precisely because of him as the emperor that his subordinates will fight to the death to keep his country.
That's not good.
Compared with his father Zhou Heng, Zhou Yuan is very young and has no coercion.
However, it may also be that the Empress Dowager Zhang and Zhang Xuansu were subtly influenced, in short, this is not a good habit.
Of course, Yang Cheng didn't think to correct it.
As a reincarnation, you can intervene in the reincarnation world, but you can't control the reincarnation world unless you become the realm master.
The world of the Great Zhou Dynasty is already like this, and it is not something that can be solved by changing the emperor.
When the banquet was about to end, the Queen Mother asked Yang Cheng: "The destruction of the thirty-six giants by the Metropolitan Governor can be said to be gratifying.
However, there are still half of the thirty-six giants, and I don't know when the Grand Governor will be able to completely eradicate them and completely reassure the imperial court? ”
Yang Cheng said: "The other half of the thirty-six giants are in Shanyang County, and the Queen Mother will not let Dugu City come to eradicate them?" ”
Empress Dowager Zhang's expression froze for a moment.
If it weren't for the fact that they couldn't command Dugu City, why would they bother to let Yang Cheng come.
Yang Cheng didn't let the Empress Dowager Zhang get off the stage, but just said: "Don't worry, don't worry, you can rest assured, I will definitely destroy the thirty-six giants."
Even if I don't have to go, the thirty-six giants will take the initiative to come to me for trouble, and there will naturally be a settlement at that time. ”
Zuo Yuan claimed to be unparalleled in righteousness, and two or three people had died before, so he could still explain it by lying on his salary and accumulating strength.
Now that half of the thirty-six giants have died in the hands of Yang Cheng, there must be an explanation for this matter.
So even if there is no news from Chu Qiu and them now, Yang Cheng is sure that Zuo Yuan and the others will definitely come to trouble him in the future.
Empress Dowager Zhang smiled reluctantly and said: "That's good, with the governor here, the mourning family will be relieved." ”
After the banquet, many ministers left.
Zhang Xuansu came to the side of the Empress Dowager Zhang and whispered: "Empress Dowager, this Yang Cheng is too arrogant, I don't think he takes you in his eyes at all!" ”
Empress Dowager Zhang glanced at Zhang Xuansu and said, "Do you still need to say this?" But right now, my Great Zhou Jiangshan has to rely on the support of this Metropolitan Governor of Zhenwutang, can I really turn against him?
Remember to be careful in the future, don't have a conflict with this Yang Cheng, otherwise you won't get a good one. ”
Zhou Yuan on the side suddenly said: "Queen Mother, I am the Son of Heaven, this Great Zhou Dynasty is all mine, why do you have to look at the faces of these ministers?" ”
Empress Dowager Zhang hugged Zhou Yuan, with a helpless expression: "Son, your father left early, and we, orphans and widows, can't suppress these tiger and wolf ministers."
Don't look at their faces, now the Great Zhou court is about to be broken by the thirty-six giants.
You have to remember that as an emperor, you must be patient and wait for the time to get back your rights. ”
Empress Dowager Zhang actually has no culture, after all, she is just a businessman's daughter.
She is already trying her best to teach Zhou Yuan with the scheming and tactics she heard from the script.
Zhang Xuansu on the side also added fuel and vinegar and said: "Our previous emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty still make sense, so we shouldn't let these vulgar martial artists take power!"
Look at that Dugu City, look at Yang Cheng, which one didn't start to be arrogant after taking power?
The ancestor emphasized literature and light martial arts to prevent this kind of thing from happening, but the first emperor Hutu even reused Dugucheng and Yang Cheng on his deathbed.
The four major ministers are orphaned, and the martial artist occupies two seats, what is this?
However, that Dugucheng and Yang Cheng are at odds, and after eradicating the thirty-six giants, these two people will inevitably turn their faces.
When the time comes, we must not stand in line, just sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight...... No! It's to watch the two of them dog-eat-dog! ”
Zhou Yuan had an expression on his face that seemed to understand whether he understood or not, but he only knew that these two people were his mother and his father-in-law, and they would definitely not harm him.
Yang Cheng didn't know that Zhang Xuansu was arranging himself, he was just about to leave the palace, but he happened to bump into the Empress Dowager Wanchun.
"The minister has seen the Empress Dowager."
Yang Cheng was slightly surprised, as if he didn't expect to meet the Empress Dowager Wanchun here.
Compared with before, the Empress Dowager Wanchun's appearance at this time is still not old, but her expression is much haggard.
"Most of the governors are exempt, the mourning family is actually waiting for you here."
Yang Cheng raised his eyebrows slightly: "Is it because of His Majesty's business?" I can't help this minister, I can't help the affairs of the harem, and it's not good for me to interfere with a foreign minister. ”
The Empress Dowager Wanchun shook her head and said: "The Metropolitan Governor has misunderstood the mourning family, how can those petty palace fights of the harem women enter the eyes of the Metropolitan Governor?"
You are determined to be in the world, and the rise and fall of the world is what you should worry about, but such a small place as the harem is not.
Moreover, the Queen Mother's auxiliary government took the initiative to retreat from the mourning family, otherwise would it be possible to shake the status of the mourning family with her?
It's just that she is the emperor's mother after all, and the mother and son are connected, even if the mourning family forcibly suppresses them, maybe something will happen in the future, so it is better to take a step back.
The emperor is too small, and the woman's vision is too narrow.
The mourning family came to see the Metropolitan Governor today just to say a word to you.
That is, no matter what happens in the future, I hope that the Metropolitan Governor can continue to help me Da Zhou.
The emperor can't represent the Great Zhou, and the woman of the Empress Dowager Zhang can't represent my Great Zhou either.
The mourning family is for my people of Dazhou, and I thank the governor of Dadu.
I hope that the Metropolitan Governor will not let my Great Zhou be completely plunged into the flames of war. ”
Saying that, the Empress Dowager Wanchun saluted Yang Cheng, and without waiting for Yang Cheng to say anything, she left immediately.
Yang Cheng looked at the back of the Empress Dowager Wanchun, and there was a look of surprise in his eyes.
He really underestimated the former queen mother, the current queen mother.
This kind of thing is indeed a small belly, and it is also very boring.
The Empress Dowager Wanchun has been the queen mother for decades, and the foundation in the harem is extremely solid, and the same is true outside the palace.
Empress Dowager Zhang's woman has never even been a queen, she was just an unfavored concubine before, what foundation can she have?
It's just that she was lucky, and her mother became the queen mother because her son was expensive.
really fighting, she is not the opponent of the Empress Dowager Wanchun at all.
But the problem is that the emperor is Zhou Yuan, the son of Empress Dowager Zhang.
Even if the Empress Dowager Wanchun defeats the Empress Dowager Zhang, what can she do? Plainly provoked the emperor's resentment.
So she simply took a step back, and she didn't bother to care about these messy things anymore.
However, she still has this Great Zhou Jiangshan in her heart, for fear that the already crumbling Great Zhou court will be harmed by this mother and son, so she came to see Yang Cheng and said this.
It can even be said that for the Great Zhou, the Empress Dowager Wanchun is far more responsible than the two generations of emperors of Zhou Heng and Zhou Yuan.
Shaking his head slightly, Yang Cheng turned around and left the palace.
Recently, he was ready to study the information of the Thirty-six Giant Kou, of course, it was all the detailed information given to him by Chu Qiu and Huang Qi.
He estimated that the next thirty-six giants would definitely attack him, and although he was not afraid, he also had to prepare in advance.
And just as Yang Cheng expected, when Chu Qiu and Huang Qi returned to the Juyi Hall of Tianwang Mountain in Shanyang County, they found that the entire Juyi Hall was already full of vegetarians.
Seeing that Huang Qi and Chu Qiu had actually returned, Zuo Yuan immediately walked out quickly with the other giants.
The news of the thirty-six giant invaders attacking the capital and destroying them must have spread faster than Chu Qiu and Huang Qi walking.
After hearing this news, Zuo Yuan suddenly felt like a bolt from the blue.
He was confident in the strength of the Crazy Dragon Xuanyuan, his second brother was deep and strong, and he had almost no weaknesses.
Therefore, with him to make a move, even if he is not able to defeat Yang Cheng, he will be able to retreat with his whole body, and he will gain a lot from looting along the way.
But he never thought that sixteen brothers, plus nearly 100,000 elites, would be able to destroy all of them in the hands of Yang Cheng!
He had just started to hold a funeral for his brothers, and when he heard that Chu Qiu and Huang Qi had returned, he was immediately shocked.
"The news from the imperial court came out, didn't you already die in the hands of that Yang Cheng? What's going on now? Are there any other brothers alive? ”
Chu Qiu and Huang Qi hurried desperately, half of them were pretended, and half of them were real, and they were all extremely embarrassed and miserable.
Hearing this, Huang Qi also squeezed out a few tears, and choked up: "Chu Qiu and I are almost going to die in the hands of that Yang Cheng."
But at the critical moment, I used a ghost face to possess a dead soldier and disguised myself and Chu Qiu to deceive Yang Cheng, and then Chu Qiu conjured up a blue bird and beast to escape with me, and we picked up a life.
You are the master of the family, you have to avenge the other brothers! ”
Huang Qi and Chu Qiu's abilities were known to everyone, although they were not very strong, but they were very effective in this kind of escape.
So everyone didn't suspect anything for the time being, but just anxiously asked what was going on in that battle.