In Xihe Palace
Seeing several cabinet ministers and Xu Lu coming to the front hall to appease the ministers, Jia Heng turned to look at the worried-looking Prince Consort of Yongchang and Nanyang Prince Consort, cupped his hands and said, "Two princes-in-law, please lead the vassal and the Wei Dynasty." His Royal Highness has been invited to wait for you in the side hall."
He still doesn't know what's going on with the emperor's body.
It probably wasn't a stroke. The emperor was probably sick from overwork, and he was so angry that he fainted for a moment. He was still breathing, so he didn't need any first aid.
At this time, a young man in the clan who looked like a prince changed his face and said loudly: "Jia Ziyu, what do you mean? We also want to kneel down and pray in front of the Holy One, and we won't go anywhere!"
As soon as this statement came out, all the clan members were ready to make a move and started making noises.
Jia Heng said in a cold voice, "Now the dragon is not in good health and needs to rest. You still dare to make a noise and show off. Someone, please quickly take down this animal and fork it out!"
Immediately, several big-bodied and round-waisted guards from the Jinyi Mansion dragged the royal family out of the hall.
The other vassal clans looked at each other with a chill in their hearts.
Jia Heng said, looking at Empress Song, who was looking at Emperor Chongping with concern, her eyelashes filled with tears. She bowed and said: "My Lady, the Holy One is in a coma and needs to rest. The feudal vassals are making noise here and it is not beneficial to the situation of the Holy One." , please calm down a bit, Madam."
It is not good for him to just suppress the sect. In other words, too many conflicts at this time are not a good thing.
At this time, Empress Song was holding a towel to help wipe the blood from the corner of Emperor Chongping's mouth. Her beautiful eyes under her willow eyebrows were full of anxiety and concern. After hearing this, she steeled herself, first looked at the sects, and then raised her eyes to look at The two princes-in-law said softly: "Please, two princes-in-law, please lead the clan to the side hall. Don't make any noise or cause trouble in the hall."
As he said that, he glanced at King Wei who was helping, hesitated, and said, "King Wei, you come over too."
Wei Wang Chen Ran's face paused, and he cupped his hands and said: "Mother, my father is still in a coma, and my son and ministers are heartbroken, how can we leave?"
Empress Song's willow eyebrows were raised, her phoenix eyes were standing upside down, and she scolded, "You can't get over yet!"
The King of Wei was startled for a moment and responded, "My son, I obey."
Empress Song turned to the female official beside her and whispered, "First, take Princess Wei to the west chamber."
At this moment, because the edict of the Ministry of Rites canonizing Princess Wei has not yet been issued, but after the ministers watched the ceremony, the identity of Princess Wei has been confirmed and cannot be shaken, otherwise it will damage the face of the Tian family.
However, something like this happened during the ceremony for King Wei to be crowned a concubine, which undoubtedly cast a gray cloud over what was supposed to be a joyful wedding.
The female officer responded quickly and headed towards the side hall with her nanny and maid supporting Yan Yiliu, the daughter of Nan'an County Prince.
At this moment, the faces of the two kings of Qi and Chu were gloomy and frozen as ice, but they did not say a word. When they heard the name of King Wei, they felt relieved.
As long as King Wei doesn't stay here, they don't have to worry too much.
At this time, you must not act rashly, otherwise, in the eyes of the officials, you will be ignorant of the general situation, and once the father wakes up, there will be no good results from his plan!
Chen Cheng, the king of Qi County, looked pale and his voice was filled with tears. He cupped his hands and said, "I will obey my mother's order and go to the side hall to pray for my father."
When he stood up, tears were streaming down his face.
When the King of Chu saw this, he choked up and said, "My son, I would like to obey my mother's order and go to the side hall to pray for the Holy One."
The two princes-in-law of Yongchang and Nanyang, escorted by the guards of Jinyi Mansion, led the clan kings to the east side palace.
Jia Heng turned to look at Liu Fang, Shi Guangzhu and Wu Xun, the commander-in-chief of the five armies, who were kneeling on the ground in fright. His eyes were cold. Now was not the time to settle accounts with them.
At this moment, Xia Shouzhong, the eunuch of the Sixth Palace, opened the beaded curtain in the back hall and said urgently, "The Queen, the Imperial Concubine, the eldest princess of Jinyang, the princess of Xianning, and the princess of Nanyang all came to visit your majesty when they heard that your majesty fainted. "
Concubine Duanrong asked the ladies to wait in the stands, and then anxiously led the royal family daughters and concubines to visit Emperor Chongping.
Empress Song, with crystal tears hanging on her snowy face, said sadly: "Let them all wait in the west side hall first. Your Majesty needs to rest at this moment."
In this case, when all the concubines in the harem came over, there would be another burst of noise, and all the ministers were kneeling in Xihe Palace. The concubines in the harem and the royal family
When the clan daughter comes over, how will she behave?
After about a while, Jia Heng looked at Imperial Physician Li who was retracting the injection, and asked urgently: "Physician, how are you doing?"
Empress Song also cast a pair of beautiful eyes as full as water and said, "Your Majesty, why did he faint?"
"The acupuncture has been given to Your Majesty." Dr. Li frowned, sighed, and said, "Your Majesty has been eating and sleeping for a long time, reviewing memorials day and night. His heart is already full of fire, and because he was happy first and then sad just now, A moment of heart palpitations led to vomiting blood. Madam, Your Majesty needs to take good care of your health from now on."
When Jia Heng heard this, he felt a little enlightened.
To put it bluntly, staying up late for a long time leads to lack of sleep. At this time, it is easy to get angry. In addition, after hearing the battle report, he suddenly suffered heart palpitations and eventually vomited blood and fainted. Maybe Emperor Chongping also had some hypoglycemia.
And just after Dr. Li finished speaking, accompanied by several violent coughs, Emperor Chongping opened his heavy eyelids and felt his consciousness gradually clearing up, and the surrounding sounds gradually became clearer.
"The Holy One is awake!"
"The Holy One is awake!"
Accompanied by the shouts of joy one after another around them, the civil and military ministers who were kneeling inside and outside the palace were all shocked, with mixed feelings of joy and sorrow.
Those who are happy, the world really cannot withstand such a torment; those who are worried, are afraid that the angry emperor will punish all his ministers later.
At this moment, Emperor Chongping faintly woke up and turned around. The emperor's face was as golden as paper, and his expression was haggard. His eyes gradually focused. He looked at Empress Song, who was approaching with red and swollen eyes, and pear blossoms with rain, and called out, "Zitong..."
"Your Majesty, my concubine is here." Empress Song called in a trembling voice, sobbing.
Emperor Chongping suddenly asked, "Where is Ziyu?"
All the ministers were shocked. When they woke up, the first one asked Empress Song, and the second one asked Jia Heng?
"I'm here." Jia Heng hurriedly approached and said with cupped hands.
Emperor Chongping took a deep breath and whispered to Empress Song and Dai Quan: "Help me up."
Then, with the help of the two people, he stood up. Emperor Chongping looked gloomy at this moment, staring closely at the young man in the python suit who stood bowed, his eyes complicated, and he was speechless for a moment.
What to say?
If he had listened to the young man in front of him earlier, maybe Henan would not have ended up in a situation where the government of the province was broken and the people were in trouble!
I think the Han Dynasty has never had such a thing since Taizong, and Liaodong fell... Now the thieves have gathered hundreds of thousands, Henan is in ruins, and Luoyang is also in danger.
At this moment, several important officials in the palace, including Yang Guochang, Han Huang, Zhao Mo, and Xu Lu, all entered the palace from outside the palace after hearing that the emperor had woken up. They all knelt on the ground and looked up at Emperor Chongping.
"Ziyu..."
Emperor Chongping looked dazed for a moment, suppressed his thoughts, muttered, and called again.
"Your Majesty." Jia Heng suddenly lifted his robe, knelt down, and bowed his head. As he raised his head, tears shone in his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, please don't worry too much about the affairs in Henan. When necessary, It’s better to take care of the dragon body. Although I am stupid and vulgar, I can say something frivolous. Even in Henan, everyone is rebelling. I boast that I can suppress it calmly. However, the sage fainted to the ground because of the war, but I felt like burning inside. It is difficult to use force! Thanks to the wisdom of the Holy One, I was promoted to be the military assistant minister and in charge of the Privy Council. Now there are changes in Henan and the situation is corrupt. It is all my fault! I hope that the Holy One does not have to worry. Although the rebels are powerful for a while, I am not all. There is no countermeasure. The Beijing camp has deployed cavalry and troops, and all military supplies and equipment are ready. They can leave Jingdong to Luoyang for reinforcements at any time. "
The faces of the ministers below changed as they listened to the young man's confession, and their hearts were inexplicably shocked.
Do you want to take the initiative?
No, where does this put the civil and military power of their dynasty?
They were fooled by the thieves and acted like normal people, but the foresighted old Jia Heng took the initiative to take over.
No matter how thick-skinned you are, it still feels like a thorn in your back.
Jia Heng was actually helpless at the moment.
Only in this way can this field be saved. Who made Emperor Chongping feel so humiliated and so anxious that he vomited blood and fainted?
It's okay to say that he is unpredictable, prophetic and foresight now, but what about afterwards?
You are laying mine for yourself. Are you smarter than the emperor? The emperor was so ashamed that he vomited blood and fainted. This destroyed your ability.
Of course, this is not to say that this will happen, but there is a hidden danger.
The only remedy is to stop whitewashing the situation for the emperor, instead try to downplay the impact of the matter, and take the initiative to think of a strategy for the emperor without being too showy.
The most stupid thing to do is to shout: "If the emperor listened to my words in the past, he would never be defeated like this again!"
With this kind of argument, the emperor and his ministers could secretly murmur, but they should never think this way.
Of course, just because he took the initiative, he didn't really take the blame for it.
What is his crime?
His foresight is known to the whole world, so no one can let him take the blame, but this is a kind of political responsibility, and the prime minister is broad-minded.
If you step down for the emperor now, even if you think about it in the future, you won't feel any discomfort.
Emperor Chongping looked at the young man who knelt down to plead guilty, and was silent for a moment. In addition to feeling guilty, he felt a strong shock in his heart.
"Everyone in Henan rebelled, and I was able to calmly suppress him. But he fainted, but his insides were burning, and he couldn't use his strength..."
Yes, among all the civil and military officials in the dynasty, no one wants anything to happen to him the most. I am afraid it is Zi Yu. Apart from me, no one can make him realize his life's ambition.
And what he said next was clearly helping him take the blame...
At this time, the officials' thoughts were somewhat complicated, and they were mostly relieved about the situation in Henan.
Although Jia Heng calmly suppressed the "frivolous" remarks, because he had just discovered that the chaos had not yet started, he was almost a ghost, and even his political opponents did not think it was frivolous.
Emperor Chongping closed his eyes slightly and murmured, "Henan, Luoyang..."
"Your Majesty, Luoyang will not suffer any loss." Jia Heng said firmly.
At this time, Shi Jie knelt down, walked a few steps, looked solemn, kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am leading the army and the Privy Council, and cannot investigate the chaos in Henan in advance. My colleagues have police, but I am stupid and ignorant, so I can still stop it. Now the situation is... The minister is responsible for dereliction of duty."
The three ministers in the cabinet could no longer stand still at this moment, and they all kowtowed and apologized.
At this moment, Liu Fang and others, who had been frightened to death and fell to their knees on the ground, opened their mouths after hearing these words, but they did not dare to speak, for fear of becoming the target of the anger of the officials in the palace at this moment.
However, Emperor Chongping remained deathly silent and did not say a word.
Jia Heng knew that Emperor Chongping still had a problem that he couldn't get over. He took the military report and shared it with the ministers. As a result, no one in the court could see it.
But he is too stupid. He is stupid, and the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty are also stupid. The key is the former...
Jia Heng thought for a while and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of War, as soon as it received the military report, submitted it to Your Majesty without waiting for screening, which is also a breach of responsibility. However, it is a happy day, so they can claim credit without checking, but that's right..."
As I talked, there were some things that I couldn't wash anymore, so I had to choose to downplay them.
At this time, Dai Quan knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, this slave did not verify the details and came to report on his own initiative. It is my fault that I asked the Holy One to blame me."
As he spoke, he kept kowtowing and his blood flowed profusely.
Emperor Chongping waved his hand and ordered, "Dai Quan, get up."
Dai Quan kowtowed and thanked him. His forehead was bleeding profusely, but he didn't dare to wipe it.
Empress Song took Emperor Chongping's hand and whispered, "Your Majesty."
"Everyone is guilty, and the fault lies with me." At this time, Emperor Chongping looked at the ministers below and suddenly said.
"Your Majesty."
For a moment, all the ministers in the palace were in an uproar and shouted, because the emperor was admitting his fault.
Of course, this does not mean that the ministers are completely freed from their responsibilities. Not to mention other things, the Secretary of General Affairs' impeachment notice against Jia Heng is still there. Previously, the ministers looked like they were shouting and killing, but now they have become a complete joke. Previously, both the cabinet and the military aircraft department were nailed to the pillar of shame.
Besides, the emperor has admitted his mistake and said, "I was wrong. How should you ministers deal with it?"
"Ziyu, get up and answer." Emperor Chongping turned to look at Jia Heng with gentle eyes.
When Jia Heng heard this, he was startled, then bowed his head and said, "My lord, my lord... I don't dare."
"Get up, I will listen to you explain the situation in Henan in detail later. How can you explain it while kneeling?" Emperor Chongping said.
Empress Song looked at the young man who was still kneeling and couldn't get up. Her eyes were kind and she said softly, "Ziyu, listen to Your Majesty, get up quickly."
Jia Heng had no choice but to kowtow again
He bowed and said, "Thank you so much, Your Majesty."
Emperor Chongping looked at the young man opposite him quietly for a while, but he still couldn't suppress the complicated feeling in his heart.
Everything that happened in Henan was as expected, and it was almost exactly the same as what he had deduced, and he had made arrangements in advance.
It's a perfect plan, the power of ghosts and gods.
"Zi Yu, you have anticipated the situation in Henan. Now you have a strategy for Luoyang..." At the end of the sentence, her face turned pale and she coughed quickly. Queen Song on the side quickly stretched out her slender hand to caress the emperor's back. back.
If Luoyang is also lost, water transportation is cut off, the country, the country, the country...
Jia Heng said, "Your Majesty, I have already made plans for the situation in Henan, but can your Majesty agree to a condition?"
When Emperor Chongping heard this, he looked at Jia Heng in surprise.
"Your Majesty, you must never go too far like this again. As the imperial doctor said before, Your Majesty had to wear clothes and eat at night, and became ill due to overwork. He fainted because of the anxiety attack in his heart. Now there is chaos in Henan, I hope Your Majesty will not be too worried." Without waiting for Emperor Chongping to ask, Jia Heng said with a straight face, cupped his hands.
Although there was a sense of immediacy similar to the suggestion to the leader to "get more rest and not work too hard", because he had been upright and unyielding under the pressure of the officials just now, there was no impression of flattery at this moment.
In fact, he didn't want Emperor Chongping to have problems at this time.
On the other side, all the officials were shocked by the young man's words.
Even Xu Lu, the censor of Zuodu, did not find these words to be disgusting. Instead, they were indescribably sincere.
As for Han Huang, he raised his head and stared at the young man in the python robe, his eyes narrowed, and he didn't know what he was feeling.
After this incident, the young man's holy family will reach its peak, and the Military Aircraft Department will also become Jia Heng's voice. If he successfully suppresses the rebellion in Henan, the Military Aircraft Department will even have the same status as the cabinet in terms of war decision-making power!
Unless the young man lost the battle and made some other big mistake.
Emperor Chongping nodded, his eyes a little softer. Although he did not respond directly, he said warmly, "I will pay attention to it in the future."
Jia Heng said in a low voice, "How can the country of the Han Dynasty be separated from the Holy Emperor? It cannot be destroyed any more. The imperial doctor said before that the Holy Emperor fainted because he had been busy with state affairs for a long time and forgot to eat and sleep. I was worried about the chaos in Henan, and the Holy Emperor was too worried. If you don't care about your body, please relax, Your Majesty, I will do my best to put an end to the chaos in Henan!"
After hearing these words, Emperor Chongping felt that the deepest ice in his heart melted. When he looked at the young man in front of him, he felt that there was unspeakable admiration on his stern face, and he whispered in a low voice, "I listen to Ziyu."
All the ministers below were shocked.
I listen to Ziyu, this... holy family, more than just obeying his words?
Jia Heng didn't even dare, and then said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. Although Kaifeng is captured by the enemy at the moment, Luoyang will not be lost. I immediately dispatched 20,000 cavalry and marched to Luoyang for reinforcements at starry night." , after traveling day and night, we should be able to reach Luoyang tomorrow."
Speaking of this, he said loudly, "Liu Jixian."
"Yes." Liu Jixian responded with clasped fists.
"The people immediately sent an order to the capital camp to mobilize the four Wei battalions and the Shenshu cavalry from the Fenwu and Yaowu battalions. Shan Ming, the general of the Guoyong camp, was the main general, and Qu Guang, the general of the Guoyong camp, and Cai Quan, the guerrilla general, were the generals. Lieutenant general, immediately go to Luoyang for reinforcements without any mistakes." Jia Heng said solemnly.
At this moment, no one in the civil and military circles of the entire dynasty said anything about not being able to mobilize troops.
Emperor Chongping nodded and felt relieved as he listened to Jia Heng's orders.
At this time, Empress Song took a bowl of honey water from the hands of the palace maid and said softly, "Your Majesty, you haven't eaten your lunch yet. Please drink some honey water."
Emperor Chongping waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need it. At this moment, the military situation was so fierce, how could he drink it.
Jia Heng's face paused for a moment, and he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, since morning till now, Your Majesty has not touched a drop of water. It was not without reason that he fainted earlier. Why not drink some honey water first, and then add some gruel later, sir." Also prepare a map so that you can explain the situation to the Holy One."
Emperor Chongping is not too fat, and is even a little thin. He must be a little hypoglycemic.
Emperor Chongping met those concerned eyes and nodded. Then he took the honey water and drank a few big sips of the honey water. He felt better and felt much more energetic.
Queen Song
He looked at the young man with grateful eyes and bright autumn eyes, and his thoughts were somewhat complicated.
At this time, the internal supervisor prepared the map and hung it on a screen that was brought up. Jia Heng pointed at the map of Henan and explained: "Your Majesty, I have the counselor Xiao Lin and the guard general Xie Zaiyi to mobilize the four brave camp cavalry. The soldiers first went to Nanyang Prefecture for reinforcements, and then attacked Runing, waiting for an opportunity to cut off the enemy's return route. The bandits now relied on nothing more than the fall of Runing and other places, and coercing the people. If the imperial court attacked Runing first and destroyed the nest, the bandits' momentum would be greatly reduced! "
If you run behind the bandits, you will be tired of running for your life and will be defeated by them. Now, taking advantage of the bandits' victory in Kaifeng Mansion, the rear is empty, just in time to cut off their return to Runing.
Emperor Chongping looked at the map and murmured, "If you don't save Kaifeng, how about saving Runing Mansion first?"
Jia Heng explained, "Your Majesty, Kaifeng will rescue you, but Runing is particularly urgent. It is even related to the overall situation of annihilating the bandits, so we have to divide our troops into Runing."
Without waiting for Emperor Chongping to ask, Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "As for Kaifeng, I will personally lead the remaining cavalry from the Beijing camp and join the cavalry heading to Luoyang Mansion to wipe out the bandits!"
When Jia Heng said this, he looked at Emperor Chongping with a clear look, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, in the name of the Military Aircraft Department, please strictly order Shandong Admiral Lu Qi to have troops and horses guard the headquarters and strictly block the main road from Henan to Shandong. , don’t use any soldiers or soldiers rashly.”
At this time, when the kneeling ministers heard this, some people asked in surprise, "Why don't you mobilize troops from all provinces to suppress it?"
Emperor Chongping also looked over and waited for explanation.
Jia Heng glanced at the minister and saw that it was Yao Yu, the minister of the Ministry of Rites. He didn't pay much attention, but explained to Emperor Chongping: "Your Majesty, since the thieves can use the trick they used to conceal the truth to confuse the public, I think they are wise. The soldiers are planning for them, so don’t ignore them! Since they dared to raise a rebel flag in Kaifeng, they clearly want to call on the bandits from all over the world to respond. There are many bandits in Shandong who are fierce in the mountains and forests, and they still need soldiers and horses to suppress them. For example, if the soldiers and horses in Shandong act recklessly, If anything goes wrong, the situation in Shandong will become even more corrupt, and this is why the thieves broke through Kaifeng Mansion first. They just want us to mess up our position. "
When Emperor Chongping heard this, he was shocked and his eyes were deep.
The other ministers were equally awestruck when they heard this.
Jia Heng continued, "The harm of the bandits is that they fight in all directions and come and go without a trace. Now the bandits have gathered in Kaifeng to create a great momentum. They just want to shock the world and call on all the provinces to rebel. Therefore, I will take advantage of the enemy bandits to rule in Kaifeng." Panhuan, attack Runing's nest directly to prevent them from escaping to Huainan and disturbing Xu Si! In addition, Lu Qi is used to control Shandong and prevent the Shandong bandits from rash actions. For example, the bandits from Kaifeng lead the rebellious people to the north. We have them in Xingtai, Hebei and Datong, Shanxi. The imperial court was heavily guarded against the Donglu."
As he spoke, he pointed to several provinces and other places, paused, and said, "This is a game of Go. The four corners are laid out, and a net is set up to wait. In this way, all the provinces will attack and gather in Kaifeng. If the officers and soldiers of the provinces are defeated along the way, they will be defeated by the bandits." When the momentum rises, all provinces will be shaken. At that time, the northern land will be filled with smoke and chaos will occur in several provinces. "
There are constant natural disasters in the north of Chen and Han, and there are a lot of people displaced, and many people have become bandits. If the officers and soldiers are transferred away, the province will be prone to trouble. If they don't move, there will be no trouble at all.
When Emperor Chongping heard this, he seemed to have thought of the scene of wars and smoke rising in the northern provinces. He shuddered, nodded and said, "This is exactly what Ziyu said."
After hearing this explanation, all the ministers in the palace had no objections.
The previous deduction and judgment of the situation in Henan has proved that what Jia Heng said is true. On the other hand, none of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty have said it right. If they make further comments, will they still delay the military plane?
Jia Heng continued, "I gathered my elite soldiers and advanced to Luoyang. After a short rest, I transferred the infantry from the capital camp to follow. They attacked with Lu Qi from east to west and completely put down the rebellion of bandits in Kaifeng Prefecture!"
His current strategy is to use both military strength and speed, and to have both priorities and urgency. He must attack steadily but also attack quickly.
While making arrangements to block the movement of thieves and bandits, at the same time, they used the force of thunder to extinguish the bandit rebellion.
If the provinces are eager to join forces to suppress, there is a high probability that the province's military strength will be empty, and then the bandits will flee to other provinces, smash prefectures and counties in other provinces, and then be wiped out.
Or, if he kills a group of officers and soldiers, the world will be shaken, and then more explosions will be carried out. At that time, the entire northern provinces will be in chaos. Even if he has three heads and six arms, he can't restore the complete decay. situation.
At that time, the longer the delay, the more severe the shake to the central authority's authority.
Fortunately, the imperial court has a strong military base.
It is sufficient and has just been reorganized, so it can be used to deploy troops in the north and south.
