Chapter 504: The Harmony Strategy
Chang'an for eternity, the capital of the heavenly empire. All the people lived and worked in peace and contentment under the emperor's reign. However, because the wolf clan in the northern region was in turmoil, and this time the king of Yu Jinghua rebelled, and Chen Bing was still in the Luming Valley. Ask Chang'an City to sacrifice the Son of Heaven and the earth located in him, otherwise the city will be attacked!
The hearts of the people in Chang'an City are reluctant, and between the palaces and palaces, there is a depression. All the ministers are in danger, but they don't know when they will settle down.
On the occasion of the early dynasty, the bell rang in the Changle Palace, and the two classes of civil and military officers entered the pilgrimage to see the Son of Heaven. The worship has ended, but they each whispered under the golden steps, but they heard the Tang King say in a voice:
"Rank Aiqing, the widow announced today that you and other hundred officials will meet for the war in the Northern Regions. Previously, Shen Xiang had said that he would retire to protect the country, but I often heard that the ancients said: If you are outside, you will not be subject to the king's order. My daughter served with the army and led the three armies to destroy the wolf for our country. Yesterday's battle report was already a great victory, and the troops marched to the foot of the Heavenly Wolf City. The wolf lord is lonely and poor, and asks my Celestial Empire to allow him to surrender, and he is willing to accept the New Year's offering, and face the south and call him a minister. ”
"Your Majesty, the wolf is willing to descend, but he is on the side of a heart attack. Think that the king had ordered Zhenbei Gong to lead an army of 200,000 to attack it for thousands of miles and break through the wolf's lair, but it did not make his wolf heart correct. On the contrary, it has intensified. In the past, my Chang'an almost overturned in the hands of the wolf clan, please don't surrender to Your Majesty, you will definitely destroy it by the roots, so that my Tang River and Mountain will not be trampled on by foreign races!"
There is a soldier in the class, Wei in and out of the son of heaven. He spoke in a clear voice, and advocated the extermination of the jackals and the great calamity of the Northland for thirty years. But the head of the ministers, Prime Minister Shen Mingju was quite unhappy. But seeing that he stretched his waist and walked out of the class with a sword, Wei Jin said: "The squire is misleading the country with this remark! You are a brave husband, how dare you talk lightly about the country's affairs in the Golden Palace?"
"Shen Xiangyan said that I Wei Jin misled the country, but I didn't know that I was greedy and misguided the country, and I was like a rat, and it was Shen Mingju, the prime minister of the left!" Wei Jin was blunt, and he was not afraid of Shen Xiang's power, and shouted in the court. attracted the attention of all the ministers, but they didn't dare to stand on his side and be the leader.
"Piff!" Shen Xiang laughed instead of being angry, because he felt that this Wei Jin dared to provoke in front of the court, and he was already a dead man. Although it is difficult to start above the court, he must secretly settle accounts with him. He ignored this person, and immediately played His Majesty and said: "My king is above, don't listen to Wei Jin's crazy words." The old man is in the phase, and everything he does is for the sake of the Tang Dynasty, and now the wolf lord has returned to the Central Plains, if the old man comes to see it, he must accept it. ”
"Jackals and rats, the prime minister doesn't know that the wolf country has always been bloodthirsty and killing, and has been fighting for many years. But there are soldiers, horses, and wolves, and the wolf clan dares to invade Chang'an. If he doesn't get rid of it, he will let the wolf clan raise him back to the climate, and he will inevitably remember the revenge of the soldiers coming to the city, and I don't know how many sons and daughters in my country will return to the battlefield!" Wei Jin bowed to the ground, and his words played the Son of Heaven earnestly, and at the same time he glared at Shen Mingju angrily, eager to swallow him.
"Wei Jin is loyal and brave! Shen Xiang must not have a dispute with him in civil and military affairs. King Tang nodded, motioned to the soldiers to retreat for the time being, and then said to the ministers in the class: "Previously, Shen Xiang and the two Aiqing of the Ministry of War respectively represented the main battle and the main surrender. I have already made up my mind, but before I finalize this matter, I want to hear the opinions of the hundred officials. If anyone has anything to say, you might as well say it in front of the hundred officials!"
"Your Majesty, the old ministers and others all respect what Shen Xiang said, I am a great Tang Dynasty, and I have always had a national policy of accepting all rivers. Now the wolf lord of the Northern Regions is recruited, and its benefits are great. In the battle of Fang Jin's greedy wolf pass, our army killed 80,000 enemies, and the Heavenly Wolf Country has lost its edge this time, and it is difficult to become a climate. This time, I promised to provide money and food for the year and surrendered to our dynasty, and I should not dare to offend my country's prestige again. The ministers below spoke one after another, most of them were words to persuade the Tang King to surrender, and there was no backbone as decisive as Wei Jin.
"That's it, all Aiqing said that it was beneficial, but they didn't see it far-reaching. Thirty years ago, the Heavenly Wolf Kingdom was defeated by our dynasty's troops, and it is now the same as the dynasty, and the royal city is about to be destroyed. But he couldn't give in to his heart, so that this time Chang'an will be overturned. You said that you would surrender to the wolf lord, but the minister dared to promise the widow that the wolf clan would obey me this time and pay tribute?"
When the ministers heard this, they all stopped talking. They all had some contacts in the Shen Mansion, and this time they just followed Shen Xiang's words. In fact, there is no safe proposition in mind on this matter. But I heard Shen Xiang say blatantly:
"Your Majesty, don't worry about this. The lord surrendered only with complete consideration, and only then did he dare to advise His Majesty. The wolf clan of the Northern Regions and its people are fierce, and it is true that they drink blood and are warlike. But Your Majesty is in this Northern Regions War, it can be seen that the wolf clan is strong. Its army is brave and elite, and the old wolf lord has created a feat of sweeping the thirty-six countries in the west, and now all the countries in the northwest are paying tribute to the wolf lord. Its might has already shocked the northwest, and the nations have intimidated its military might and dare not intrude. ”
"Such a country, in the whole universe, only my heavenly kingdom can conquer it. If Your Majesty summons the wolf lord and makes him a vassal in the north. It is really to raise the prestige of our country in the eight wildernesses in the sea, no matter which country in the world, it will not dare to offend my Tang territory. This is the benefit of surrender. In the country of the wolf, the orchids are enchanting and colorful, and there are more northland horses and fierce horses, and the fruits are abundant. The Kunlun slaves of the powerful nations all traded in the Heavenly Wolf City. If Your Majesty receives his tribute to the court, it will be for the benefit of surrender. ”
The king of Tang listened to it, but felt that his talk about Li Hui was false, and it was true to protect the wolf clan. But the Son of Heaven was afraid that Shen Xiang was in power and in the opposition, and now it can be seen that the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, and there are few sincere kings and many people who support Shen Xiang. Outside, King Yu rebelled, and inside there were ministers who controlled the country. Although he is the Son of Heaven, he is powerless, and it is difficult to find the source!
"Since Shen Xiang said that it is beneficial to recruit the wolf clan, it will be beneficial to gain. However, the wolf is always difficult to inferior, if he recuperates and leads troops to invade the territory again, then what should it be?"
Shen Mingju laughed, and said with Zhangjin: "Although the wolf clan is barbaric and easy to kill, it does not respect Confucian etiquette. But it is very important to the agreement of the country. In the past, it was stable, but now it is against it, but there is no agreement between the two countries. If the king is willing to give up, we will make peace with the wolf lord and return the territory of the wolf clan that has been invaded by our army. Give it to the wolf owner, as a gift for both parties. ”
"Shen Mingju!" When Wei Jin heard this, he was really angry, and when he rushed out, he grabbed his court clothes, and shouted: "I am a heavenly state, how can I marry a jackal?
"Presumptuous! and the prime minister will go down this fight, and the car will be split!"
Shen Mingju was not afraid at all, and in the midst of the angry shouts, the Shen Mansion armor actually brought a sword to the palace, tied Wei Jin and tied up the five flowers, and immediately divided his five horses in front of the Changle Palace. Wei Jin scolded the ministers for misleading the country, but he was condemned to death and could not break free. Until his body was torn apart, there were still thousands of thieves and thieves, and he scolded endlessly.
King Tang was in the palace, and when he saw that Shen Xiang dared to execute the courtiers at will, his palms trembled under the imperial case with anger. But he didn't dare to ask him about his guilt. I had to endure the shame of the encroachment of the DPRK and China.
When there was an old lady in the court, Julu Gong, who was very old, trembling and trembling with his fingers, he couldn't say a word for a long time. But Shen Xiang looked back at the old lady and said with a smile: "The old lady works hard for the country, and now that she is old, she should have rested a long time ago." The old man has sent someone to give you a garden water pavilion the day before yesterday, you can rest assured that you can fish in the garden, don't be reluctant to go to court again, and work hard!"
"What Shen Xiang said, who is the best way to send someone?" King Tang pretended to be panicked and asked Shen Xiangdao.
Shen Ming raised his head and said: "Today's beauty is not inferior to His Majesty's beloved daughter, Princess Huashan. The princess has always been known as the first wonderful person in the Central Plains. Less through the history of the scriptures. Regardless of poetry and songs, Sun Wu's art of war is incomprehensible. If you ignore the previous suspicions, Princess Huashan sent to Fang Jin's wolf lord as his wife, it is enough to show His Majesty's generosity. ”
"Besides, if the wolf lord marries His Majesty's beloved daughter, and the two countries are in harmony, then the wolf clan will inevitably feel the favor of our dynasty. Don't say that if you lead troops to invade the border again, his Heavenly Wolf Country will be like a family with my dynasty since then, and there is a Heavenly Wolf Country to guard the northern border for my dynasty, which is enough to protect the northern border for hundreds of years!"
When King Tang heard this, he really wanted to faint on the dragon chair. Now that the DPRK and China are all Shen Xiang's henchmen, an order can really turn Chang'an City upside down. If he hadn't taken care of the soldiers and horses of King Yu outside Chang'an, he would have left the King of Tang in the city as a hostage to the 70,000 troops outside, and he would not dare to offend Chang'an. Then I'm afraid that this mountain and river dragon chair has already changed its owner!
"Okay, let's follow what Shen Xiang said...... I sent an edict to the Northern Army. Let General Li Shanhe return to the dynasty to solve the difficulties of Chang'an. Then leave Her Royal Highness the princess in the territory of the wolf country and choose a day to make peace. I also hope that Shen Xiang can share my worries about state affairs, and in the near future, he will be ready to send an envoy to the Heavenly Wolf Country for me, meet with the wolf lord, and say that I sincerely surrender......"
"Your Majesty Shengming!" Shen Mingju immediately bowed to the ground, but his heart was much more relaxed. He has never been able to do without the support of the wolf lord, and now he has the entire territory of the Heavenly Wolf Country, which is really protecting his interests.
"However, this time, Xuanzhen Lu Yang galloped on the battlefield in the Northern Regions War, and helped our army to make contributions. Out of respect for the famous family of Xuanzhen, I specially invite the immortals to come to the Changle Palace, and I want to personally bestow the name of the Xuanzhen immortals, the unparalleled national scholars. King Tang paused and continued: "Lu Yang Shangxian has affection for the little girl. Since this time I am making peace with the wolf clan for the sake of the Tang Dynasty, then I will personally persuade Lu Yang to become an immortal and allow him to be accompanied by a beautiful girl. The widow expects that the immortal affairs are the family and the country, and there will not be much reluctance in this section......"
Shen Mingju, who bowed down at the bottom of the stairs, heard that the Son of Heaven was going to summon Lu Yang, but he was stunned, and then he was even more ecstatic. He couldn't wait to find an opportunity to kill Lu Yang in order to avenge the deep hatred of the Shen family in Yunzhou. Now, the Son of Heaven has given him a chance!
"Xuanzhen Lu Yang, the prime minister has admired him for a long time! If the immortal comes to the imperial capital this time, then the old minister will personally set up a banquet in the prime minister's mansion to thank the immortal for saving the country and the country!"
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