The Great Prince?

When Xia Jingyun heard this, he began to rummage in his mind about the memories of this prince, and the old owner of Zhao on the side had already given an explanation.

"The eldest prince Dongfang Ping, his mother is a young man in the mountains in the south of Yunmeng Prefecture, born pure as water, delicate as a flower, was favored by the first emperor who traveled abroad, and took it with him, and was called Mrs. Hua at that time. Madame Hua's belly was also angry, and she soon gave birth to her eldest son for the emperor, who was only a prince at the time. It has always been a problem for the eldest son of the powerful family, not to mention that Mrs. Hua is still of young people's blood, and the first emperor intends to compete for the throne, so he named it Ping, which means peace and security, and his thoughts are very clear. ”

Zhao Lao Zhuang said slowly: "Dongfang Ping himself knows that his bloodline is destined to be destined to be unrelated to the throne, and he has always been peaceful. Although the Eastern Front is not the road that Northern Liang often takes, this letter is also extraordinary. ”

Xia Jingyun pursed his lips, "If the first emperor didn't die, he would be a loyal and good general, but now that the first emperor has died, seeing the changes in the situation in the court, the two younger brothers take turns to ascend the throne, no one cares at all, if he doesn't have any ideas in his heart, it is impossible." ”

As a woman, Rouge was more delicate, and said: "But he, the eldest son of the first emperor, not only no one bets, but no one even cares, so that he actually colluded with Beiliang to do such a rebellious thing." ”

Everyone briefly sorted out a few sentences, which can be regarded as adjusting the mind of the first big change and calming down the mood.

Xia Jingyun looked at the night outside the window, "Old farmer, how many people know about this news now?" ”

Old Master Zhao said softly: "The news was sent back by the old man's secret line, but the rest of the forces and the messengers of the imperial court must not be too far behind. ”

"That's enough, just this opportunity is precious."

Xia Jingyun thought in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Since many people will be awakened for a while, I just don't sleep." Rouge, go to Gongsun Jing and ask him to immediately invite the central and central officials above the third rank to discuss matters in the palace. Old owner, you have worked hard to accompany me into the palace. ”

Neither of them said a word, and nodded in response.

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Who can be an official in Beijing, except for the children of the hereditary grace of the family, who is not clear-minded?

And who can survive these two ups and downs safely, and still sit firmly in a position above the third grade in the court, who is not a seven-trick exquisite heart?

Therefore, even though they were called from the warm quilt in the middle of the night in early winter, even though many people were high-ranking and pampered, after learning that the Marquis of Jianning personally sent someone to summon everyone into the palace, everyone quickly dressed up without any hesitation and went to the palace.

And at this moment, in the palace city, in the warm spring-like imperial study, after listening to the reports of Xia Jingyun and Zhao Lao Zhuang, Concubine De is worthy of seeing strong winds and waves, and she can still maintain her composure.

What made the two even happier was that Dongfang Bai, who was still sleepy-eyed before, was able to forcibly sit up straight and stabilize his expression after being shocked by the words of the two of them.

That's only seven years old!

"The Great Prince"

Concubine De sighed faintly, thinking of the young man who had always been taciturn.

The bitter cold of the north had erased all the whiteness that his mother had given him, leaving only the roughness and swarth that had been carved out of the blizzard.

She used to have some sympathy for this young man, but she didn't expect the other party to do such a thing quietly.

As a prince, he colluded with foreign enemies, led troops in, and did not hesitate to do anything compared to Dongfang Ming, who killed the king and killed his father!

"What do you think?"

Xia Jingyun said: "Go back to the Queen Mother." The top priority at the moment is naturally to stop the thief army in Swift Prefecture first, and not to let the situation expand. The second is to order the states to strengthen their garrisons, and the officers and soldiers who suppress bandits act steadily, as soon as the news of the change comes out, there may be ambitious people who are ready to move and want to fish in troubled waters. ”

The old owner of Zhao lowered his eyes slightly, "There is also a need to stabilize the situation in the court, the court seems to be calming down on the surface, but at the beginning, the powerful were slaughtered a lot, and many people were beaten into the dust because of Dongfang Ming's usurpation, and they secretly colluded a lot, and they were waiting for the situation to change." Now that the eldest prince and Beiliang have joined forces, there may be a lot of sediment. ”

Concubine De said softly: "I think there will be many people who blame the Mourning family for calling the state ministers into Beijing without authorization, so that the dragons in Swift Prefecture are leaderless, so that the rebels will have a chance to take advantage of it." ”

Xia Jingyun's heart warmed, the policy of the day was set by him, and my sister said that she was going to take responsibility for herself.

He looked up at Concubine De, and a trace of tenderness flashed in Concubine De's eyes when she looked at him, and then she said: "The affairs of the outer court, the two of you let it go, and as for the side affairs, the mourning family will take care of it for you." The previous difficult situation has passed, and now such a situation, how can they turn the sky over! ”

Under the fleeting domineering, Xia Jingyun and Zhao Lao Zhuang were slightly settled, "The minister obeys the order!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Zhong walked over quickly, "The Queen Mother, Your Majesty, the Duke of Weiguo, the Marquis of Jianning, and the commander of Shang sent someone to inform you that all your lords have arrived." ”

"Please go to the Qianyuan Palace."

"Yes."

Outside the palace gate, the most important ministers of the court wore thick cloaks, stood outside the door, and when the palace gate was opened, they rushed in.

Wan Wenbi looked at the back of Old Minister Su and frowned slightly.

He didn't know what was going on, and it was this lack of knowledge that made him very worried.

There is a lot of turmoil in the world, and if the intelligence is not timely, the opportunity will be lost.

If you lose the opportunity, you will be less prepared, and at the critical moment, it may be a fatal weakness.

But this worry was still a long-term trouble, and he was even more curious about what was going on at the moment, to be able to summon the ministers into the palace in the middle of the night.

With flying thoughts and dazed steps, everyone walked into the warm temple.

The chamberlains stepped forward one after another and took the cloaks of the ministers.

"On the big night, don't be formal, let's take a seat. Jin Zhong, order someone to move some charcoal basins again, and don't let Zhu Qing get cold in the night godwind. ”

Everyone stood up and thanked them.

They are all in this position, they have all come, and they can all hold their temperament and wait calmly.

After everyone sat down, Concubine De said slowly: "I called everyone over because I just received an urgent report from Swift Prefecture. ”

She looked around, her eyes swept over the faces of everyone with different expressions, and her elegant and noble countenance was as calm and calm as ever.

"The eldest son of the first emperor, the king of Yongjun, and the commander of the Eastern Route Army, Dongfang Ping, colluded with the Northern Liang to enter the Kou, and has swept most of Yuyan Prefecture. Counting the days, it may have occupied the entire Swift State at this moment. ”

The calm tone was like water, but the ministers below were like boiling oil, which instantly aroused a panic.

The rebellion of the border army has been a major event that has shaken the DPRK and China since ancient times;

The commander of the border army is still the prince, and there is a hint of subtlety in seizing the throne;

In addition, Beiliang, a haze that has shrouded the hearts of all people of insight since the death of the first emperor;

The joint efforts of the three parties completely made these self-proclaimed and calm ministers panic instantly.

Even the central princes are also discolored, they are very clear about the situation of the empire, now that the situation of the court has been decided, the rotation of the governors of the states and governors has been adjusted, and the counterinsurgency army has been re-dispatched, all the focus is on quelling the rebellion and reassuring the people and restoring the ruling order.

The focus of defense against northern Xinjiang is also on the middle line guarded by the Wudang Army.

Now, if the Eastern Road Border Army and the Northern Liang Army counterattack together, where will the imperial court have enough troops to resist?

If the Swift Prefecture is lost, there will only be the Great River and the Bianshui Pass from the Wolf Tooth Prefecture to the capital, and the Great River will freeze in winter, and the cavalry can easily pass it.

Do you just rely on the fortifications and cities built by the imperial court in the Wolf Tooth State?

As soon as they thought of this, everyone only felt that the light that had just lit up above their heads was covered by dark clouds, and it was even more overwhelming.

At this moment, the palace is full of officials above the third grade, most of whom have benefited from the current court, and no one wants to lose this achievement just now.

In the silence, someone couldn't help but pull their collars, I don't know if the charcoal fire was too hot, or the chest was too stuffy.

As the prime minister, Wan Wenbi opened his mouth astringently, breaking the depressing situation, and said with a bit of unbelievable doubts: "It shouldn't be, even if the eldest prince colludes with Beiliang, but in addition to the East Road Border Army, there are 30,000 Swift Army in Swift Prefecture, as well as two Xiongguan, how can they accept most of the Swift Prefecture like this?" ”

A military general said directly, "What's wrong with this, the Swift Army is under the control of the state pastor, and now the state pastor is not in the state."

Halfway through his outspoken words, he suddenly realized in the inexplicable coughing sound of the person next to him, and immediately shut up.

The eldest prince succeeded because the Swift Army was incapacitated;

The Swifts are incapacitated because the state pastor is not in the state;

The state pastor was not in the state because the Empress Dowager and the Marquis of Jianning asked them to enter the court.

Therefore, it is almost equivalent to saying that the eldest prince succeeded because the queen mother and the marquis of Jianning were stupid.

How many heads?

The general's head was sweating in an instant, and everyone was watching their noses and noses, staring at the ground or the tips of their boots.

Wei Yuanzhi suddenly snorted coldly, "Say, why don't you say it?" Do you want to say that just because of the absence of the governor of Swift Prefecture, the eldest prince succeeded? If that's the case, isn't the governance of Swift State too stupid, and the whole state will collapse without one person? The governor of Swift Prefecture is gone, and I don't know how to hand it over to others? The long history of Swift Prefecture and Taishou are all wooden stakes? If this is the case, then this state pastor is called a good change! ”

His face showed anger, "It is clear that Dongfang Ping has bad intentions and hidden evil intentions, and at the same time, the whole of Swift Prefecture has been almost infiltrated by this chaotic minister and thief, which caused the situation in Swift Prefecture to repeat in an instant." The Marquis of Jianning offered a plan to summon all the state pastors to join the court, and everyone saw the result, how could they slander this move because of the behavior of a chaotic minister and thief? ”

"That. Protect. Lord Wei, Ben didn't say anything! ”

"You didn't say it, but that's exactly what you meant!"

Wei Yuanzhi now fully understands the role he plays, like an unscrupulous mad dog, he is not afraid of offending anyone, and there is no taboo in the words he speaks.

Just when the general hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty, and the ministers were solemn, the Queen Mother said leisurely, "Okay." Wei Qing, you are wrong. ”

Wan Wenbi was the first to raise his head and looked at Concubine De in surprise.

Concubine De said slowly: "The matter of summoning the ministers of various states and states to the court is mentioned by the mourning family, and it has nothing to do with others. Now that the matter has passed, let everyone say what is right and wrong. ”

The ministers silently reminded again in their hearts that the relationship between the Queen Mother and the Marquis of Jianning was still unbreakable, and they should not try to provoke until they had to.

"For the sake of today, we still have to focus on how to deal with the army that may overflow from Swift State. Guarding the peace of the country and quelling the rebellion of the rebels is the most important thing. ”

Wan Wenbi seemed as if what he had just said was not provoked by him, and brought the topic back to the topic as if nothing happened, I have to say that this old minister who has experienced the ups and downs of the sea is still extremely good.

Yang Weiguang, as the deputy prime minister, honestly practiced Wan Wenbi's strategy back then, and did not sing any counter-tune, but followed his words and said: "Yes, the land of Swift Prefecture is rich in cavalry, the land of Hebei is fertile for thousands of miles, and the big river is about to freeze, if it can't be stopped, maybe the world that has finally had a bit of stability will be in chaos again." ”

"Yang Xiang's words are very true! Although the current situation seems to be far away from the swift, it has reached an extremely dangerous situation! ”

A noble old minister, who is also a veteran general in the army, said in a deep voice, "My Great Xia cavalry has always been led by the Wudang army, and the Wudang army is also the only one who can confront the Northern Liang cavalry head-on and win steadily. In addition to the Wudang army, the Liangzhou cavalry of Wuwei Prefecture and the Swift Iron Cavalry of Swift Prefecture are the most powerful, which can compete with the Northern Liang cavalry, and they are also the main forces defending the western and eastern fronts of Northern Xinjiang. Now that the Swift Iron Cavalry has turned inward, neither the Dang Army nor the Liangzhou Cavalry dare to leave without permission, where can they find so many troops to fight against each other at a time? ”

Yang Weiguang secretly scolded Yang Xiang, who went to your mother, said very much, but the other party did follow his words, and he was not easy to refute, so he had to sulk.

Then someone spoke: "Yes, after crossing the barrier of several dangerous passes in Swift Prefecture, the land of Hebei is almost undefendable, if the prince leads troops to raid, and then there is the arm of Beiliang to help, I am afraid that the day when the soldiers will come to Bishui Pass is not far away!" ”

"Indeed, this time, the other party's cavalry is not as easy to deal with as the previous Lu Xiao two thieves, whether in terms of quantity or theory!"

"Why don't we hurry up and invite the little military god back!"

"The most important thing is, where can we find so many counterinsurgency soldiers for a while! If the soldiers and horses of the states are dispatched to suppress the bandits, I am afraid that the overall situation will be ruined! ”

"There are at least 50,000 people in the East Route Army, if the Swift Army is subdued again, there will be 80,000 people in these two alone, and it will be easy to recruit and transfer the people and gather an army of 100,000, not to mention that there is the wolf-like army of Beiliang behind this!"

The more everyone talked, the more melancholy they became, and an atmosphere of depression gradually spread in the hall.

Although the charcoal fire around him is hot, his heart is getting colder and colder.

At this moment, a Qingyue voice sounded with a bit of cold anger, "Listen to your meaning, we might as well directly hand over the table of surrender to that traitor and give him this throne to sit?" ”

Everyone looked at Xia Jingyun, who spoke coldly, and was shocked.

Wan Wenbi hurriedly knelt down, "The Queen Mother, Your Majesty, the ministers are just analyzing the incident, and they have no such thoughts!" ”

The ministers also knelt down to ask for guilt, and Concubine De smiled, "Don't worry, the mourning family naturally knows your intentions, so get up." ”

After speaking, she looked at Xia Jingyun angrily, "Xia Aiqing, if you have something to say, just say it, it's not right to slander the ministers like this!" ”

Xia Jingyun arched his hand, "Colleagues, this official is in a hurry, please forgive me, don't blame it!" ”

Wei Yuanzhi laughed, "Where is Jianning Hou talking about this, it is all for the sake of the country, who can be angry because of this!" ”

Everyone secretly scolded the two who were embarrassed, but no one dared to be angry.

Old Minister Su opened his eyes that seemed to be drowsy, and said slowly: "What do you think about Lord Xia, let's just say it, the old man's old bones can't last long!" ”

Xia Jingyun nodded, and said loudly: "What you just said makes sense, but if we want to deal with an enemy, the first thing we need to understand is what the other party has to say!" ”

"What else can you think of if you rebel?"

I was fortunate to be in the court for the first time, and Bai Yunbian, who participated in major decisions, implemented the established strategy and directly said what was muttering in his heart.

Xia Jingyun smiled faintly, "Can he really make it?" ”

"Think about it, why is Dongfang Ping the eldest son of the first emperor, and he has grown up, and he also holds military power, but no one supported him to compete for the throne at the beginning, and he himself honestly never had such thoughts?"

"Because of his alien blood, right? Although my Great Xia is eclectic and tolerant of the world, people of different races can be officials in the court or go out as generals, but they must not inherit the unification of the society, so he himself knows this, and he has long since put out his mind and honestly become a rich prince. At the beginning, could he be able to convince the world now? So, in my opinion, his primary goal is definitely not the throne. ”

Those whose brains turned faster were thoughtful, such as Su Yuanshang, Wan Wenbi and others.

But others were confused, "Marquis Jianning's words are so difficult to understand, if it weren't for the throne, why would he rebel?" ”

Xia Jingyun said with a smile: "The truth is actually not difficult, this official believes that our elite border army is definitely not all chaotic ministers and thieves, and the tens of thousands of people under his so-called subordinates may only be one or two thousand who really play a role, and he really relies on Beiliang." Let's think about it from the perspective of Beiliang, what is the most beneficial to Beiliang? ”

The old owner of Zhao Zhuang complained a little: "Lord Xia, let's finish it in one breath, don't hang people's appetites, let the old man refute and don't know when to interject." ”

Xia Jingyun confessed his hand, "On the surface, the most beneficial thing for Beiliang is naturally to support Dongfang Ping to ascend the throne, and then our big summer will be all in Beiliang's bag, but we are all familiar with history, not to mention whether they can do it, even if they really do it, when Dongfang Ping really sits on the dragon chair, can he be willing to be just a puppet?" At that time, he will turn his face and deny it, who will Beiliang find to reason? ”

"Therefore, the best idea of Northern Liang is to support Dongfang Ping to stand between our two countries, and it is best to occupy the land of the two states, so as to ensure that Dongfang Ping alone cannot resist the army of our imperial court, and if you want to continue to maintain the situation, you must hug Emperor Liang's thigh. At the same time, Beiliang no longer needs to organize the army to go south to plunder every year, and they have Dongfang Ping to loot for them, and they only need to sit back and enjoy their success. At the same time, we can also use Dongfang Ping to contain and consume our military and national strength. ”

"So, I guess, this is the real goal of the Beiliang people."

After hearing this, the ministers in the palace were stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but bow their heads, because Xia Jingyun's remarks were indeed very reasonable.

Dongfang Ping's background doomed him to be unstable in this position, and let him become the emperor of the Southern Dynasty Northern Liang would definitely not rest assured, separating one side and becoming a chess piece of Northern Liang is indeed the best way.

Even, what Xia Jingyun didn't mention, if Dongfang is peaceful, will Wuwei Prefecture be tempted?

Although he is still a puppet after the fact, no matter how he says it, he is also the lord of a country, and Weifu is self-authorized, and there is still a world of difference between him and his courtiers.

If the northern frontier of the empire is divided everywhere, the Northern Liang can bet on many sides and gradually dismember.

As soon as they thought of this, many people felt a little more at ease and their backs were also dripping with cold sweat.

"Marquis Jianning, in your opinion, Dongfang Ping's soldiers will only stop in Hebei?"

"Definitely!" Xia Jingyun shook his head, "He will still head towards Zhongjing." ”

Many people frowned again, you can't make sense of what you said.

As soon as Xia Jingyun was about to speak, Wan Wenbi preemptively said: "What the Marquis of Jianning means is that although Beiliang and Dongfang Ping ultimately mean that, but if they can take advantage of the emptiness of our troops to really defeat Zhongjing City and get the throne, they will not refuse, not to mention the princes and nobles in this city, a large amount of gold and silver treasures, they can cut off at that time, and then decide how to deal with it." Even if he can't beat it, it will be scareless, and it will help him cut off his command. This is what is to be found in it, and to seek the truth of it. ”

"What's more, although we feel that Dongfang Ping is not stable in this position, what if he is personally obsessed? As for the poor, after promising that after the Northern Liang affair was completed, he would cede several states and fulfill his thoughts as an emperor? ”

He smiled slightly and said, "Marquis Jianning, is what you said right?" ”

Xia Jingyun was very insightful of Wan Wenbi's careful thoughts, but seeing that he was still thinking about those things at such a time, he was also quite disdainful of this person's pattern, and said with a smile: "What Wan Xiang said is very true. ”

Everyone is lost for a while, but the feelings still have to be fought? So what's the use of you talking so much about what you don't have!

A noble man said with a gun and a stick: "Isn't this going around and coming back?" ”

"Not really!" Xia Jingyun said in a deep voice: "If our analysis is good, Beiliang's support and Dongfang Ping's belief in marching will not be very strong. Therefore, we only need to win one battle, as long as we win, even if we lose a small defeat after a death battle, as long as there is no rout, the other side will retreat. ”

He looked around at the crowd, "Just one battle, just one battle!" You can temporarily solve the urgent need! ”

If it is to defend the city, it is not that the people who fought this battle will not be able to make up it.

Everyone pondered, and another courtier spoke, "Marquis Jianning, all this is your guess, what if we guess wrong?" It's a matter of social welfare! ”

Concubine De, Old Xianggong Su, Old Master Zhao, Su Yuanshang and others all frowned, this is to force Xia Jingyun to a dead end, once the guess is wrong, who can save him!

Just as they were about to speak, Xia Jingyun had already said categorically: "If we guess correctly, the envoy of Beiliang is already on the way, and he will arrive soon." As long as a messenger really comes, no matter what he says, the matter will be inseparable. What's more, no matter what, we must immediately gather our men and immediately go north to meet the enemy. ”

Of course he is not stupid, how could he have such a big pot on his head.

Su Lao Xiang said openly: "In this case, we might as well wait for a few days, and at the same time immediately gather manpower, food and grass, and military supplies, and tonight, let's settle these things first." ”

Everyone looked at each other, and the heart could only be like this.

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And outside a post station more than 400 miles away from Zhongjing City, a medium-sized team was slowly stopping.

Looking at the post guards who were waiting in the post station, a man stepped forward and spoke fluent Central Plains dialect, "We are the envoys of the Great Liang Empire, and the two post stations in front were destroyed by military disasters, so we came here late. ”

I forgot to say, in response to the call, Bai Gongzi's role is stuck, if you are free, help compare your heart.

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