The Eastern Corps of the Empire gathered 300,000 troops, and the fierce battle did not break through the Qili County for several months, and the king of the East China Sea led 200,000 reinforcements, which was close to the junction of the two counties, and the two sides were about to start a decisive battle. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Your Highness, the king of the East China Sea has sent a letter. ”

Ling Huqing didn't know when he changed his name, walked in after the news of the guard, and saluted Duguying and held the letter in both hands.

"Qing'er, how many times do I have to say that you and Jie'er will put away the vulgar etiquette!"

"Your Highness, there is a difference between respect and inferiority, and the army should not mess with etiquette. ”

Glancing at the sealed fire paint, Duguying opened the letter, read it and put it into the ciphertext file, walked over and pulled Linghuqing to sit down, took off the iron helmet and put it aside, and helped her comb her long hair.

"The king of the East China Sea proposed that the two sides should call off the army, the coalition army should return to the territory of the East China Sea, all the plundered property should be returned, and the king of Linfeng would each pay a tribute of 30 million taels of silver, what do you think about this matter?"

"The retreat of the tribute seems to admit mistakes, but it does not mention that the nobles and civilians are punished for the same crime, in the past three years, millions of soldiers have been killed and wounded, how many urbanizations have been in ruins, and the armistice and soldiers have each defended their fiefdoms, Your Highness, why did the empire fight?"

Dugu Ying silently spoke for a long time: "I mentioned it in the letter, but I asked back: Who will convict the prince for breaking the law?" Ling Huqing was silent, as a courtier, she couldn't answer this. The words of the king of the East China Sea imply a profound meaning: If the princes and princes of the county are eliminated by cutting down the feudal domains, who will check and balance the imperial power? The founding monarch and the princes learned the lessons of the previous dynasty and set up a house of nobles to curb the imperial power.

"After three years of campaigning, nothing has been achieved in the end, millions of soldiers have been killed and wounded, Qing'er, you send someone to pass on a word, I promise the proposal of the king of the East China Sea. Duguying put away the bamboo comb, put on an iron helmet for Ling Huqing, and whispered: "I will order that all legions are not allowed to pursue, you bring a word, after the armistice, the king of the East China Sea must ensure that the broken military camp returns to Qili County safely." ”

"Your Highness, the King of England has sneaked back to Kyoto, and his intentions are clearly revealed, Cuihua Palace-"

"The eldest sister went to the East China Sea, Qin Rufeng and Mei Lian returned to the fiefdom, you and Jie'er are here, and it is enough to have thunder to guard in Cuihua Palace. In the past three years, Uncle Ying has always wanted to change the name of the overseer to the real power of the leader, but his wish has not been achieved, so he naturally has to go back to Kyoto to toss. Grandpa can't afford to be sick, why don't I want to go back, Qili County has suffered three years of war, and I can't go back. ”

Duguying cried in a low voice, her grandfather's love for her is known to the whole country, as the commander of Qili County, the commander of the Eastern Corps, and after the withdrawal of the coalition army, she had to plan and deploy the Anmin Fu Army, how dare she leave lightly. How many times did no one cry at night, and she had to keep a straight face to deal with military affairs during the day, she thought more than once that her grandfather had a premonition and intended to keep her in Qili County, otherwise why would he suddenly change his strategy.

"Kyoto has its own prince to deal with, His Royal Highness lives outside and is peaceful, just wait and see what happens. ”

Linghu Qing quietly withdrew from the house, many things are no longer a mystery, three years of continuous siege of the city, although the eastern corps suffered heavy casualties, but the brutal battle not only honed the soldiers, but also enabled Dugu Ying to take the opportunity to remove the generals, now in Qili County she is like the fifth vassal king of the empire, the military department can not command the legions at all, and the captains of the battalions are even more loyal, if there is no acquiescence from the king, it will be difficult to do so.

In Merlin's bedroom, the old king's face was withered, his mouth could not speak and his body could not move, only his eyes kept moving, who could see his mind, his condition did not improve after a few months, Wusheng accompanied him every day, seeing that the vitality of the medicine stone was ineffective and gradually dissipated, he sighed and walked out of Merlin, and asked the Praetorian Guard to command Yu Lin to cancel the palace closure order, and allow the imperial concubine and the kings and county lords to visit Merlin.

The king was seriously ill and could not manage the government, the prince disposed of the government affairs and military aircraft in the palace, and went to Merlin several times a day to accompany him, the father and son were all full of tears in their eyes, and the prince's demeanor was not much better than that of the king.

When his father was healthy, no one in the court dared to overstep the system, and now that people have not gone, the king of England and the king of Rui openly want to lead the county guard according to the prefect of Qinghui County, and secretly step up to win over the three guards of Kyoto, and the guards have clashed with the city guards several times.

In just a few months, rumors spread in Kyoto, and many ministers became strangers.

"The old minister dares to ask for advice, if Your Majesty can't afford it, the crown prince will inherit the throne, who will be appointed as the prince?"

Yesterday, the important ministers gathered in the Guanwen Palace, the minister of the school department was the first to make trouble, the British king and the Rui Wang's henchmen echoed the voice, the civil ministers and military generals were noisy for a long time, and the government and military affairs were not discussed for half a sentence, and the assembly broke up unhappily.

The three ministers have successively admonished, asking the prince to preemptively control the king of England and the king of Rui, and if necessary, it is difficult for the prince to make up his mind.

The battle between the lord of Qinghui and the coalition forces was suspended, the entire territory of Qili County was recovered, and the battle report was transmitted to Kyoto, and a huge stone was thrown into the already rough lake.

Since the truce has been made, it is not appropriate for the county lord of Qinghui to lead the Qili county guard, and the military and civil affairs are separated. The old saying of the British king was repeated, and the responsibility for the almost ineffective results of the northern corps was wiped out, he just went to supervise the army, and he had the right to suggest but not the right to command, if it was according to the precedent of Qinghui County, the war in the north would have ended long ago.

The Military Command Department held that the Eastern Corps had destroyed the war situation by arbitrarily armisticing the war, and the Military Administration Department retorted that it was merit in recovering the lost territory without a fight, and that the other three sides had been fighting on more than two years and still stayed in place, so what was the impact of the armistice in the Eastern Corps, and what was the result of the strongest military strength of the Northern Corps? The Minister of Military Affairs and the King of England tore their faces on the spot, and the old minister simply made it clear that the war on the grassland was disturbed in all ways, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty did not know, and they disregarded the interests of the empire for the sake of power.

"Prince, the Minister of War and Political Affairs insulted the King in public, if he does not severely punish the royal majesty, the minister asks the Prince to take power in the matter and remove him from his post and take him into custody. King Rui Dugu Run had tears in the corners of his eyes, and cried to the prince: "Even if the children of the Dugu family are guilty, they are also dealt with by national laws and family rules, when did the ministers be so humiliated, if this matter is passed on, the clan will not be chilled." ”

Seeing that the ministers disregarded the facts and seized the details of the faux pas to force the prince to remove him from his military position, he lowered his face and wanted to refute it, but the prince waved his hand to stop it

"The members of the third rank and above must be punished, and when His Majesty recovers, the prince will take the decree himself, and the king can also sue himself for unreasonableness. Let's disperse, this prince is still going to Pingrong Palace. ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

The minister of the Rui Dynasty made a look, the old man knelt down and pulled the prince's robe, and several ministers also knelt down, wiping their tears and begging the prince to punish the minister of military affairs with the gift of a righteous monarch and minister.

"Presumptuous, whoever is the king is the minister!" the inspector couldn't bear to scold, but his eyes looked at the king, and his words were not without sarcasm: "Your Majesty is recuperating in Merlin, and the ministers should share the worries of the king at this time, and take care of the affairs of the yamen with all their hearts. ”

"The military situation is urgent, and the old minister escorts the prince back to Pingrong Palace. ”

The minister of military orders stepped forward to support the prince, and the military boots happened to be stepping on the fingers of the minister of the school department, so painful that the old man screamed miserably, he ignored the prince and left, several ministers hurriedly retreated, and the inspector made the palace corner to serve the imperial history sneered: "The prince is the prince of the country, the minister is rude in front of the prince, and he is afraid to impeach, and the inspectorate does not have such a sloppy imperial history." ”

"Prince, its momentum has been achieved, when it is constantly against its chaos, if you wait for it to steal military power secretly, I don't know how His Highness can deal with himself, the palace is by no means a windless place. ”

Pingrong Palace, the military commander once again admonished bitterly, the prince still did not make a decision, the old man sighed and stood up, and walked out as he spoke: "People who do not hesitate to fear death, the old minister is no exception, since His Royal Highness wants to be lenient and benevolent, the old minister will not say much after that." ”

The Chinese and military forces of the dynasty were divided into factions, and the palace was even more unstable, and the prince endured the chaotic thoughts before handling several urgent military affairs, Gao Lin asked for a meeting outside the Pingrong Palace, and the ministers did not dare to step into the two halls of Guanwen and Pingrong.

"Your Highness, Imperial Concubine Duan wants to move His Majesty to the dormitory. ”

The prince hurried to Meilin, and before he could ask after the ceremony, the concubine Duan had already spoken with the queen mother's shelf: "Prince, you have to deal with the government affairs and military aircraft every day, leaving Your Majesty alone in Meilin, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, your brother will discuss and handle major national affairs, and Your Majesty's decoction should be carefully taken care of by the palace, so that the major affairs of the family and the country can be lost." ”

The crown prince's brows furrowed slightly, and his father moved to the palace of the imperial concubine, if he occasionally stayed awake and left a message, wouldn't he listen to his punishment for major affairs in the court, and it was inconvenient for the imperial concubine to attack, so he kicked Gao Lin and scolded: "You lead people to guard in Meilin, and idle people are not allowed to enter the forest to disturb Your Majesty's recuperation. ”

"Prince, this palace is not among the idle people, hehe. ”

"Since Concubine Duan wants to take care of His Majesty, how can the prince stop him, He Jin, wait for the old minister to guide the meridians for a few days, you will escort Your Majesty to Concubine Duan, and the Praetorian Guards will lock the door and seal the palace as instructed in the past. ”

When the prince was feeling embarrassed, Wusheng came from outside the forest and instructed He Jin to bend down towards the Duan Imperial Concubine to salute her, and the Duan Imperial Concubine's face was slightly gloomy, and she nodded and agreed: "The palace will go back and settle down, and come back every few days to pick up the car, as for locking the door and sealing the palace, you can't violate the old system in the palace." ”

"Concubine Duan, if you talk about the old system in the palace, the old minister remembers another thing. Wu Sheng squinted his eyes and looked at the crown prince, and his voice became low: "The queen used to be a mother in the world, and she felt that the harem of the previous dynasties was uneasy, and she once issued a decree ordering the internal affairs government to train the palace eunuch with military law, and take turns to serve in each palace, and the palace eunuch will be imprisoned for two years and one year. The queen immortal is still there, and the people used in the palace of the concubine, how many years has it not been rotated?"

"The people used in this palace have not been rotated for many years, and His Majesty has seen it in person, and there has never been a word of criticism, my lord, the affairs of the royal harem, do foreign ministers also want to intervene?"

"Foreign ministers, hehehe, Concubine Duan, the old minister stepped down from the military order, he was not an idler in the palace, he was too lazy to move around for many years, probably someone had forgotten that the old minister still hung the title of the commander of the palace guards and the head of the internal affairs office, and the queen's decree in the past was precisely the decree of the old minister. ”

Concubine Duan's expression remained unchanged, and she asked with a smile: "Boss, the reason why the queen issued the decree is because Her Majesty is on an expedition, so she is strict with the army to prevent someone from taking advantage of the gap to make changes, how can an expedient measure be regarded as an eternal law." Now the queen's decree is still there, but the people have gone, and the palace is ordered to temporarily take the harem, why not change some rules. ”

"In this case, why didn't Concubine Duan ask for a decree and abolish the Empress Dowager's decree and issue new regulations?"

"Prince, the practice of martial arts can reap the effect of strengthening the body, and the palace is grateful for the queen's kindness, so I can't bear to ask for the abolition, hehe, if the palace will make a decree today, Your Majesty will oppose it, the harem of the national government and military aircraft does not say a word, and the palace is afraid that the prince should ask more. ”

Concubine Duan's words were sharp, and the prince was difficult to argue for a while, Wusheng waved his hand and said: "Concubine Duan, if you insist on not changing, it is useless for the old minister to talk too much, the royal family affairs, and the foreign ministers are talking too much to cause trouble." ”

"The old man has not entered the internal affairs office for more than ten years, and the palace has not exceeded the slightest place, just want to take over and serve carefully, and wait for His Majesty's illness to heal, everything has its own judgment. Prince, five days later, the palace will take over, and your brothers should always come to escort you. ”

Concubine Duan led people away from Merlin, looking at the painting boat in the distance, the prince silently walked into the bamboo house, crawled beside his father and wept like rain, babbling for Qinghui Prince, hiding under the wings of his father for decades, although there was some wind and rain, he never hurt his body and mind, and now he knows how to forbear and let people be bullied.