Chapter 312: Changing Heavens
In the Shaling mountain pass, the smoke of the battle gradually dissipated, and the 6,000 dead soldiers on the scene were almost all wiped out, and the battle ended quickly, and the Jin army was cleaning up the battlefield in an orderly manner.
The air in the col circulated slowly, and the explosion crater was still filled with dust and smoke at the moment, and it was impossible to see the truth inside.
Zhou Ren slowly stepped forward, at this moment he was already heartbroken, he knew that the righteous girl Fang Yunyi had just been by the emperor's side, he once again deeply regretted that he had taken the initiative to send Fang Yunyi to serve in front of the emperor, if he hadn't been careful at the beginning, Fang Yunyi would not have ended up with the bones of the bombed today, even he would not have escaped death with the destructive power just now.
Xue Changqing came to Zhou Ren's side and sighed softly, he actually didn't think that the little emperor could survive that situation, and he had never seen the power of the monk become so amazing after he blew himself up.
Xue Changqing silently looked at the huge pit in front of him, he knew who Zhou Ren was worried about, he wanted to comfort Zhou Ren a few words, but he couldn't say anything when the words came to his mouth.
At this time, Huo Xiangguo came to the edge of the giant pit accompanied by Lieutenant Huo Qi, looking at the tragic situation in front of him, his expression was complicated, in the face of such a shocking change, he just pretended to be calm on his face, if the emperor really died during the parade, he was currently the biggest leader of this team.
At this time, Huo Zheng knew in his heart that if the emperor was assassinated on the way to the east, this would be an earth-shattering event, if everyone in the world knew about it, it would really be a big disaster, and the new monarch had only succeeded to the throne for more than half a year? Say no, it's gone? How does this make him explain to the world?
At this moment, Huo Zheng has now begun to think in his heart about who will continue to inherit the mandate of heaven among the princes of the first emperor, and a trace of fear suddenly flashed in his heart, could it be that this is the curse of heaven after he plotted to tamper with the edict of the first emperor?
Huo Zheng then secretly shook his head in his heart, even if it was a curse, then he was the biggest person responsible, and there was no reason to kill the little emperor, he really didn't expect that these thieves would dare to assassinate the emperor on the eastern patrol road, and it was most likely a good thing that the remnants of the previous dynasty in Kanto did.
A group of civil and military ministers also gathered around Huo Zheng and stared at him, hoping that he would quickly come up with an idea, isn't the emperor's patrol the initiative of him, and now that such a big thing has happened, he Huo Zheng will definitely not shirk his responsibility.
For a while, thousands of thoughts rushed to him, Huo Zheng was nearly half a hundred years old, and his energy was a little weak, he suddenly felt a little dizzy, he hurriedly called Huo Qi and Gao Zhong, two cronies, to take charge of the aftermath, and go back to the car to lie down for a while.
At this moment, the smoke in the giant pit gradually dissipated, and there seemed to be a trace of golden light flashing in the smoke, Xianghou Xue Changqing keenly captured that trace of change, and a glimmer of hope appeared in his heart, with a wave of his sleeves, a powerful air flow blew through, and the smoke dispersed faster.
At this time, the crowd of people who came over couldn't help but let out an exclamation!
I saw a strange giant egg composed of golden scales standing in the huge pit, Xue Changqing and Zhou Ren looked at each other, their hearts moved, and their senses swept away.
Zhou Ren's face was strange, and he turned his head and asked, "Changqing, do you feel it?" ”
Xue Changqing shook his head slightly, and said, "Uncle Shi, I don't feel any signs of life, this weird giant egg can actually shield our divine sense?" Could it be that this is a treasure that has been blown up? ”
Zhou Ren shook his head slightly and said, "What kind of heaven and earth treasure can resist that earth-shattering blow?" ”
Xue Changqing was silent when he heard this......
While everyone in the audience was arguing and speculating, the golden dome began to crack like a mirror, began to fall off gradually, and then burst open and turned into gold dust flying in the air, and then flew into the emperor's body and disappeared.
At this time, Mu Sheng closed his eyes, holding the unconscious Fang Yunyi in his arms and floating in the middle of the giant pit.
After a while, Mu Sheng opened his eyes, glanced at the stunned people around him, and slowly landed, Shi Shiran walked out of the giant pit and handed Fang Yunyi to Zhou Ren, and said in a calm tone: "Zhou Qing, Fang Yunyi is seriously injured, you help her heal as soon as possible." ”
Zhou Ren woke up like a dream and said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, just hand her over to the minister." ”
Xue Changqing's face was full of incredulity: "Your Majesty... You... Are you alright? ”
Mu Sheng smiled indifferently and said, "Xue Qing is too worried, I have nothing to do, I had some adventures in my early years, but it's a pity that the life-saving baby." ”
When Zhou Ren and Xue Changqing heard this, they knew it in their hearts, but they really couldn't figure it out, what kind of treasure could it be that could survive under that kind of power?
At this time, tens of thousands of soldiers at the scene saw this miracle, and they knelt on the ground one after another, shouting long live! The sound is endless.
At this moment, in the hearts of these ordinary soldiers, this is a miracle, if you don't witness it with your own eyes, it is really hard to imagine who can be safe and sound in that situation, this is the Son of Destiny, a miracle from heaven, this young Son of Heaven has doubled his prestige in their hearts.
Mu Sheng didn't expect that at this moment, he would let the soldiers regard him as a god, his heart moved, and he instantly understood that this was a rare opportunity to gather people's hearts.
Mu Sheng immediately boarded the cart, waved his sleeves, and said in a loud voice: "The soldiers are flat, the soldiers are brave enough to kill the enemy and repel the rebellion, I am very relieved, I am very relieved, I mean, all those who participate in this battle will be promoted to one level, rewarded with a thousand gold, and those who kill the enemy will return to Beijing to remember their merits and be rewarded separately." ”
As soon as the words fell, tens of thousands of soldiers in the valley raised their weapons one after another, shouting: "Long live the Great Jin Dynasty, Long live Your Majesty, Long live the Great Jin Dynasty, Long live Your Majesty......"
The sound was in the ears, deafening, and the faces of the civil and military officials present changed slightly, and their hearts were like mirrors, and the Huo family brothers were losing power in front of them.
Seeing this, Wei Wei's face changed slightly, and he was the first to step forward to pay respects, shouting long live to show his loyalty, and all the civil and military officials also followed up to show their loyalty.
Huo Zheng, the left prime minister in the carriage, heard the shouts of long live from the mountains outside, and immediately got up and summoned his cronies to ask what was the matter?
After his cronies reported the cause and effect in detail, Huo Zheng's hands trembled, he wanted to drink tea to suppress the shock, but he accidentally knocked over the tea bowl, he couldn't care about the gaffe anymore, and immediately got up and got out of the car, when he saw with his own eyes the scene of tens of thousands of soldiers, civil and military officials shouting long live, Huo Zheng's heart tightened, he knew what he had to do......
Seeing this, Huo Qi, the commander of the lieutenant army, looked back at the cronies and generals who followed him and bowed to the emperor one after another, his hand holding the sword tightened and tightened, and after thinking about it for a long time, he still understood, the general trend was inevitable, he couldn't stir up the situation at this time, he knew that at this moment, the people's hearts were not attached, he was nothing, and now he could only lie dormant for the time being, waiting for the opportunity, he struggled in his heart for a long time, and chose to bow down and salute like the people around him.
On the way to the left prime minister, Huo Zheng glanced at the awe-inspiring eyes of the soldiers behind him who looked at the emperor, and suddenly understood, it is useless to struggle now, he is just a mortal, mortals can't be against God, not to mention that the emperor is justifiable, even if the people under him are kicked into a concussion by a donkey, they will never follow him to hold the emperor hostage, let alone rebel and kill the king.
In the final analysis, this world has always been surnamed Jiang, he is not surnamed Huo, the world is the result of the struggle of dozens of generations of the ancestors of the Jin Kingdom, and the civil and military officials only recognize the bloodline of the Jiang surname Mu, this is the power of orthodoxy, even if the emperor does not have a soldier around him, he still has a very high appeal, this is the power given to him by the ancestors of the Jin Kingdom, this power is enough to turn the tables in an instant at a critical moment, not to mention that there are miracles such as today's blessing.
In fact, in the end, these so-called ministers are just rentiers attached to the imperial power system, the emperor's prestige is low, the monarch is weak and the ministers are strong, they can still turn their hands into clouds, cover their hands for rain, once the emperor sits in a high position for a long time, his prestige rises, then he wants to clean them up, but in a word, some people want to please the emperor and intend to take their place.
Mu Sheng waved his hand and said, "Zhongqing is flat." ”
He glanced at Gao Zheng, a close confidant of Huo Zheng among the ministers, and praised: "Gao Aiqing is in the chaos, confident, if the command is determined, I will see it in my eyes, from now on, the lieutenant army, by you, Lord Gao, will temporarily assume the power of the general, and supervise the Chinese and foreign military, and the safety of my road will be handed over to Gao Aiqing." ”
Gao Chong was overjoyed when he heard this, and stepped forward to salute and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, the minister will never live up to Your Majesty's trust." ”
He knew that as Prime Minister Huo Cheng's confidant, not only would he not be liquidated, but at this moment, he would become the target of the emperor's focus, if he behaved well along the way, loyal and courageous, he might not be able to replace Huo Xiangguo.
Gao Chong actually knew in his heart that this was His Majesty's ruling alliance to win over and divide the Huo family, and it was also giving him a chance to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, if he dared to show the slightest abnormality, then he would never end well.
Zuo Prime Minister Huo Zheng trotted all the way over to meet the emperor, he looked back at the third brother Huo Qi's face as if he was mourning, and sighed in his heart, as expected, the little emperor has seized the opportunity to seize Huo Qi's military power, everything is over, as long as the little emperor is not stupid, the power edifice he has spent years carefully building will soon collapse completely.
Huo Zheng stepped forward and saluted: "The old minister suddenly heard that His Majesty was out of danger, and he was happy in his heart. ”
Mu Sheng knew that now was not the time to tear his face, so he got out of the car and acted coyly, held Huo Zheng's hand, and said: "Lord Xiangguo, please rest assured, God bless, the ancestors and ancestors bless, I am fine, the soldiers of the three armies have also witnessed it with their own eyes, Xiangguo, please rest assured, Xiangguo has worked hard all the way, thinking about the country's society and people, it is really too hard, I just heard that Xiangguo is tired and resting in the car, I am really heartbroken." ”
When Huo Zheng heard this, his face was moved, and he said, "Your Majesty, this is all the matter of the old minister. ”
Mu Sheng turned his head and said to Bian Hu, the prosecutor who rushed over: "Bian Hu, in the patrol team, I remember that there are still two chariots accompanying me, and one of them is arranged for Lord Xiangguo to use, this road is still long, Xiangguo is weak, but I can't be tired of Xiangguo." ”
Bian Hu said: "Minister, let's arrange it." ”
When Huo Zheng heard this, his face changed slightly, and he excused himself again and again: "Your Majesty must not, that is the honor guard of the Son of Heaven, how can the old minister be usurped, Your Majesty is sympathetic to the old minister, and the old minister is inexplicable, but this matter must not be!" ”
Mu Sheng was still patient, and persuaded him with good words: "Xiangguo, you are the pillar of the country, this journey is too tiring, I am really too wronged Xiangguo, I really can't bear it, Xiangguo, I have made up my mind, you don't want to shirk anymore." ”
Before Huo Zheng could excuse himself, Mu Sheng summoned Bian Hu, the prosecutor's lieutenant, and instructed: "Bian Hu, what are you still doing in a daze?" Hurry up and help Xiangguo to rest in the car, if Xiangguo-sama has any physical discomfort, I will ask you. ”
Bian Hu comprehended and stepped forward and said, "The minister obeys the order." ”
Bian Hu turned around and stretched out his hand, and said with a smile: "Lord Xiangguo, please, I will personally help you over." ”
Huo Zheng sighed, flicked his sleeves, saluted the emperor and thanked him, and went straight to the car accompanied by Bian Hu.
On the surface, the emperor was concerned with all kinds of heartache and worked hard for the country, but in fact, Huo Zheng had been placed under house arrest in disguise by the Tsing Yi envoy, saving the old guy from being unwilling to lose power and secretly making waves.
At this moment, Bian Hu was naturally very happy in his heart, he was right this time, but he didn't expect that the young son of heaven in front of him, who had been in the position for more than half a year, turned his hands into clouds and turned his hands into rain, and the situation was controlled in two or three clicks, and the empty check promised by His Majesty could also be cashed......
Mu Sheng turned his head to look at Wang Yi, the right prime minister among the civil and military officials, and said, "Wang Xiangguo." ”
Wang Yi's heart jumped, and he stepped forward to salute and said, "The minister is here, please give instructions from Your Majesty." ”
Mu Sheng said: "From today on, Wang Xiangguo will handle government affairs on my behalf, and all the affairs of hundreds of officials will be handled by Wang Xiangguo first. ”
Wang Yi was overjoyed when he heard this, and even his voice trembled a little, and said: "Thank Your Majesty for your trust, and the minister will not live up to Your Majesty's trust." ”
The right prime minister Wang Yi finally came out, he thought that he would just be a nominal prime minister in this life, when the Huo brothers did not like it, their career would come to an end, I really didn't expect that he also had great power, and the day when he came to run was really an eye-opener.
Mu Sheng turned his head and instructed Yang Jin, the head of the inner court, to take out a box, he stepped forward to open it and take out the tiger talisman, he touched the gorgeous tiger talisman, it seemed to be a thousand catties heavy, until now, this tiger talisman that mobilized the world's soldiers and horses really had meaning.
Mu Sheng can't fully trust Gao Chong, Prime Minister Huo Cheng's former confidant, for Gao Chong, wooing and appeasing is the most important thing, as for whether he really has the same heart as him, let's see the after-effects.
Retracting his thoughts, Mu Sheng turned his head and summoned Zhou Jian, the captain of the Northern Army, solemnly handed him the tiger talisman, and instructed: "Zhou Aiqing, I give you the tiger talisman, pass on my will, you immediately go back to mobilize the northern army to enter Qingyang, stabilize the situation in the capital, if there is any deliberate rebellion, there is no need to ask for an order, there is no forgiveness, after controlling the situation in the capital, you are bringing the soldiers of the Northern Army to Qinwang and patrol the world with me." ”
Zhou Jian, the captain of the Guardian Army, had a ruddy face, he took the tiger talisman with his own hands, and said loudly: "No! The minister will do it immediately. ”
After Zhou Jian received the order, he turned around and rode his horse with hundreds of knights of the Northern Army to attack Qingyang, this time there are more than 40,000 people in the Northern Army who are still in Guanzhong, with the emperor's will, it is not difficult to deal with the more than 20,000 people who stayed in the capital, and the soldiers of the Southern Army who stayed behind will not necessarily risk rebelling and killing their heads, and follow the Huo family brothers to make a rebellion without brains.
As soon as the ministers saw this young man, the power technique was old and vicious, and they seized the opportunity to instantly peel off the Huo brothers who were in power, which was not like something that a stunned young man in his early twenties could do.
No matter how the civil and military officials speculate about Tianxin, the fact now is that when the subsequent series of personnel adjustments is over, the emperor will be the real emperor with real power, and everyone understands that from now on, the sky of the imperial court has completely changed.
At this time, Ji Zhao, who was hiding in the grass of the mountain col and observing the movement of the Jin army from a distance, saw the emperor walking out of the golden dome unharmed, his face was shocked, and he no longer hesitated after learning the final result, and his body slowly turned into a ball of flowing water, seeping into the land and disappearing again.