Kunning Palace
After everyone had digested the news, Emperor Chongping turned to Li Yue and said, "Yue, it's getting late, so you should go back and rest early."
Li Yue glanced at Concubine Duanrong and said, "Auntie, I'll go back first." Empress Song nodded and said with a kind smile, "Go ahead."
After Li Yue left, Emperor Chongping looked at Concubine Duanrong and said softly: "I know what you are thinking."
Concubine Duanrong's face paused slightly and she said urgently: "Your Majesty, I am my concubine..."
Emperor Chongping stretched out his hand to signal Concubine Duanrong not to continue, and mused: "I have been thinking about Xianning's matter. I was not sure before, so I didn't tell you and your sister. I might as well leave it to you today. It just so happens that there are some rumors outside. As a mother, I can also understand your worries, but no matter what outsiders say, you must know it in your heart." After saying that, he looked at Dai Quan aside and said in a deep voice: "Lead the people Go outside and check out the lights everywhere."
"My servant obeys the order." Dai Quan was startled for a moment, bowed, and walked away from the palace maids and eunuchs before slowly exiting the hall.
After the palace maids and eunuchs left, Emperor Chongping said: "Xianning is quite old. She is like her aunt and has her own opinions. I don't want to force her on the marriage. I think Xianning seems to be interested in Ziyu, so I also I intend to bring the two of them together."
There were no outsiders at this moment, and Emperor Chongping no longer concealed the true marriage arrangements for his daughter. "Your Majesty, Jia Ziyu is already married, and his wife is a girl from the Qin family of the Minister of Industry." Concubine Duanrong said with focused eyes.
From what I know about Mrs. Jia Heng, it is obvious that this noble concubine has always taken her daughter's affairs to her heart.
Emperor Chongping said: "I think it is feasible to use both medicine and rice."
"Jianxi?" Empress Song repeated the two words, vaguely feeling that it was unusual.
Emperor Chongping met the confused looks of Empress Song and Concubine Duanrong, and explained: "This is a folk custom. One person worships the incense of two mansions, and it goes hand in hand. Now that Rongfu is in exile because Jia She and his son are guilty, Rong Guogong's lineage has no incense. I can't bear the thought of people offering sacrifices, and I thought that if one day Jia Ziyu made a great contribution and was granted a marriage to Xianning, and at the same time let Jia Ziyu also honor the country and offer incense, it would be the best of both worlds."
When Empress Song heard the words, her eyes shone brightly, and she thought about the meaning, and asked: "Your Majesty, both wives are wives, and one person will inherit two heirs. Will it mess up the tradition of Tongxu?"
When the last four words were mentioned, Queen Song's heart trembled. There were some things she couldn't ask, but there was nothing wrong with using them to hint to the emperor.
Concubine Duanrong said softly: "Yes, Your Majesty, did this cause objections from the officials of the previous dynasty? After all, it goes against common etiquette. If it causes an uproar, it would be unsightly."
Emperor Chongping said: "I never thought before that this was the last time Yao Yu, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, proposed this method, thinking that it would eliminate the etiquette disputes in later generations. Since Yao Yu always insisted on observing etiquette, if it is feasible, then it is feasible. I Always think about it, if the heir is unfilial and his adopted son inherits the ancestral temple, you don’t have to think exclusively about enthroning your own father and carrying him into the ancestral temple to enjoy incense and worship.”
There is no need to hide the fact that an heir-general has no heirs, because history is full of this.
Pu of the Song Dynasty argued that the great etiquette disputes in the Ming Dynasty were mostly due to this. In the Qing Dynasty, there was no such dispute between Xuantong and Xuantong. To a certain extent, the folk custom of combining ancestry also played a role in etiquette. The so-called "inherited Tongzhi, combined ancestry with Guangxu" ”.
Now that he has given a strategy to resolve the contradiction between etiquette and law, it would be unworthy of the emperor to call his own imperial examination as an imperial examination.
Of course, in this world, Jiajing is said to be because they did not follow the religious system of converting small sects into large sects, and then the country was sent away by heaven.
Concubine Duanrong thought for a moment, sighed quietly and said, "Since Your Majesty has such foresight, I will act in accordance with the Holy Orders."
If Xianning could be given a status, she would have nothing to say.
Emperor Chongping chuckled lightly and said, "I want to see the two of them again. If they are in love with each other, I will not hesitate to grow up. If Xianning doesn't have any thoughts, then that's it." Concubine Duanrong pursed her lips. There was a sense of amusement in my heart.
She thought to herself, would she have no thoughts? Now she just thought that she had found the right husband, and she was extremely happy.
Queen Song Road
: "Your Majesty is worried about state affairs, and your Majesty still needs to take care of family affairs."
"The Tian family has no family affairs." Emperor Chongping sighed and said, "It's okay not to worry about it. Now that the Eastern captives are in the north, foreign troubles are getting worse day by day, and now there are internal troubles in Henan. If we don't create peace for future generations, Jiye, how can I have the face to meet the ancestors of my great Han Dynasty?"
He vomited blood and fainted this time, and had to plan for the future. If he really couldn't afford to fall ill, he needed to decide on the candidate for the crown prince as soon as possible. The King of Qi was absurd, the woman was slippery, he had no interest in the country, and he could not rule the world.
The king of Liang had a bad temper and narrow mind, so he was not suitable for inheriting the throne.
The Chu and Wei vassals, the King of Wei was the daughter of the Queen, and they naturally hoped that the King of Wei could become a talented person and reduce the turmoil of the court. Moreover, if the King of Wei succeeded him and inherited the unification in the future, the Yan family of the Five Army Governor's Office could also be with Jia Heng. Keep each other in check.
But if the king of Wei fails, the king of Chu will be needed. If the king of Chu has a shallow foundation, he will inevitably reuse Jia Ziyu and Pinglu. And because of Jia Ziyu and Xianning, the Song family line and the Wei and Chu vassals can be preserved and avoid the consequences. Human tragedy.
As for whether Ziyu would disagree with him and insist on supporting the king of Wei, he would check and balance it through other methods.
Even if the Chu and Wei vassals failed, the youngest son Chen Ze could still be established. Because of Xianning, Jia Heng could also protect Chen Ze.
But at that time, the young master of the country was in doubt and the powerful ministers were in power... I hope that day will not come.
He still needs to take care of his health. If he can personally pacify the Eastern captives, he will establish a foundation of eternal peace, and the king, his ministers, and his son-in-law will get along well with each other, and it will be a good story in history.
Thinking of that future scene, Emperor Chongping's eyes were blank and his mind was a little agitated.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. The quelling of chaos in Henan is a test of the strength of the troops in Beijing.
Concubine Duanrong looked relieved and said softly: "Your Majesty said this, I feel relieved."
Empress Song said: "Sister, I said you don't have to worry about it before. Your Majesty has already made a plan in mind." I don't know how your Majesty can arrange it.
Now that the reserve position is uncertain, what will she do in the future? If the Qi and Chu vassals get the treasure...absolutely not!
In the palace where Concubine Duanrong lives, Yikun Palace
The quiet night enveloped the palace. In the palace, under the window, Princess Qinghe slowly sat down in front of a guzheng. She strummed the strings in her hands and made a few "ding-dong" sounds. The girl raised her fingers and raised her beautiful Jade face.
Playing the harp at three o'clock in the middle of the night also disturbs people's purity.
When I got up, I came to the eaves of the corridor and stared at the bright moon in the sky, thinking about the reason for my irritability these days.
Xu Shi saw that his mother and him were done, and there was no point in trying to stop him. When he thought of his cousin and him...
I don’t know when, perhaps because of my mother’s affairs, I paid too much attention to that person. When I paid more attention, I suddenly had an illusion...
"Speaking of which, I was the one who got to know her first. Mom, kiss her..." Li Chanyue said in a low voice. It seemed that saying this could relieve the worries in her heart.
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Time flew by like water, and before I knew it, another two days passed.
Jia Heng sent more than 20,000 cavalrymen to Zhongmou County. Without stopping, he passed through Guandu Town and arrived at a town called Guomiao six or seven miles away from Kaifeng Fucheng. It was quite close to Fengfucheng.
Because all the bandits' troops and horses were lost in front of Sishui Pass, and because the bandits were determined to defend the city, they sent sentries three to five miles away from Kaifeng City to detect the movements of the officers and soldiers, and then engaged in a confrontation with Cai Quan's scouts. Later, knowing that they were outnumbered, the bandits gradually retreated back to Kaifeng.
It is March, the spring is bright and the sky is blue. Since the beginning of spring, there have been only two light rains, and there are already some signs of drought in the fields of wheat seedlings.
On the north side of Guo Temple is a winding stream. It has been a dry period since it has not rained for a long time. The stream is very shallow and is almost knee-deep. To the east is an endless plain, and an official road leads directly to Kaifeng Fucheng.
Because bandits gathered in Kaifeng Mansion, the people here have fled to nearby prefectures and counties. Only some elderly people with limited mobility are in the villages and towns.
Next to an old willow tree, there is an earth temple with thatched eaves and bamboo beams. It was built with cloth tents three feet in circumference and served as a temporary meeting place for the Chinese army. Jia Heng, several generals and guerrillas from the Beijing camp, visited the temple. Drawing the drawings of Kaifeng Fucheng and planning the attack and defense preparations for Kaifeng Fucheng.
The great city of Kaifeng has three walls inside and outside. Luocheng and the inner city were closed and only served as the palace city where the emperor stayed during his tour of the Central Plains. All three cities were surrounded by the water of the Bian River, and the water gates were used to transport grain ships from the Cai River and the Yellow River. , there is no shortage of city defense facilities such as square gates, urns, towers, watchtowers, horse faces, war tents, and female heads.
On the whole, if the bandits resist stubbornly in the fortified city, their blocking power against the government troops is still considerable.
"Our army does not carry any siege equipment. Although we have temporarily built rams and ladders, the casualties are still high with just these." Jia Heng pointed to the map and said to several generals on the side: "If we wait, we will If the infantry catch up and surround the city defense, they can achieve total annihilation. However, the infantry has just arrived at the front line of Luoyang, and it will take four or five days to arrive here. The commander is worried that the longer the delay, the more time it will give the thieves and bandits to consolidate their strength. If the casualties are greater then, try attacking and defending first. If everything goes well, you may not need infantry."
The infantry carried the baggage in carts of mules and horses, and the marching speed was extremely slow. In this regard, there was no other way except to repair the roads and improve the carriages.
"Our army has 20,000 soldiers. If we use them to attack the city, it is not impossible." Guerrilla General Cai Quan said in a low voice.
Qu Guang nodded and said: "The bandits are trapped in the isolated city, and there are no reinforcements from outside. They should not have the ambition to fight to the death."
All the generals nodded in agreement.
It was also because the battle at Sishui Pass gave everyone confidence.
Jia Heng said solemnly: "Don't be careless. Attack the city first and attack the heart first. Even if you fight a battle, you must try to reduce casualties. When you get to Kaifeng Fucheng, announce to the city's imperial court that in response to this civil unrest, The culprits will be severely punished and no threats will be asked. Those who are able to capture and kill Gao Yue and other related bandit leaders will be rewarded with a silver reward ranging from two thousand taels to ten thousand taels."
As he said that, he looked at Princess Xianning and Xia Houying and said, "Commander Xia Hou, tell people to go down and write down the reward."
This is a plan to divide the thieves and bandits.
Princess Xianning responded, and then went to deal with the matter with Xia Houying.
Jia Heng said: "Now we bury pots to make rice and eat in advance. We will arrive at Kaifeng City at noon. The outer perimeter of Kaifeng City is sixty miles. Their defensive strength is definitely insufficient. We will not surround the four gates in the north, but only attack the east, west and south sides." "The three city gates of Xinzheng, Wansheng and Guzi in the west are bound to be the focus of defense by the bandits. The other two southeast sides are to be tested and attacked with 5,000 soldiers and horses on each side to test the strength of their defenses first."
When he came to Henan, he brought with him a total of 40,000 cavalry, 10,000 of which went to Runing under the command of Xie and Xiao, 3,000 stayed at Luoyang, 1,000 guarded Sishui Pass, 3,000 went to Yanjin, and 3,000 went to Ju County. There are exactly 20,000 people in hand, which is actually not bad, because the battle between the peasant army and the official army in the history of Qing Dynasty was worse at the beginning.
Moreover, the large city of Kaifeng required hundreds of thousands of defensive forces, but the bandits' defensive strength was insufficient, and they did not win the support of the people.
In fact, most wars in ancient times were stupid battles.
Why do history books talk so much about allusions about how to set up a camp, how to find water, and how to march over a long distance? There is a long description of how to release the Tang cavalry and how to maintain the marching ranks. When the two armies faced each other, the infantry fought in formation to meet the enemy. The final victory or defeat depended on the personal bravery and excellent ordnance of the soldiers on both sides.
After the generals had finished discussing the matter, Jia Heng called Liu Jixian and said in a deep voice: "Qu Lang is in the city. If he wants to meet us, he needs to contact us in advance. There are many risks in communicating with flying pigeons. We need to wait for him to take the initiative." Contact me and wait."
Even if there are internal agents, they still need to be contacted, otherwise the officers and soldiers will not respond in time and the internal agents will be killed instantly, and there will be no cooperation between internal agents and external agents.
Liu Jixian nodded and said, "Sir, the Shandong Admiral Lu Qi has just replied, saying that he has sent five thousand troops out of Caozhou to Kaifeng to guard against bandits."
Jia Heng pondered for a moment and said: "Shandong side cannot be suppressed without the help of imperial soldiers. Lu Qi can allocate five thousand troops and horses to support, which is the limit."
Chen Han
There are serious bandit troubles in several places, one is Huguang and western Henan, and the other is Shandong. There is also the White Lotus Sect there, and big news may break out at some point.
Kaifeng Fucheng, governor's office
Gao Yue was currently sitting in the backyard discussing matters with a group of close brothers.
"Are there any people in the city who are willing to help defend the city?" Gao Yue asked Lai Haiyuandao who was standing beside him.
Hearing the officers and soldiers arriving in the past two days, facing Kaifeng's city with long walls that could be broken through by the officers and soldiers at any time, Gao Yue did not think of a way, and mobilizing the people to go to the city to help defend was a plan.
It's a pity that thieves are just thieves. The killing of innocent people in the past few days has lost people's hearts. Even if Gao Yue used the gold and silver from Kaifeng's treasury to recruit young men to help defend the city, there were only a few who responded.
Lai Haiyuan shook his head and said, "When I heard that there was going to be a war with the imperial court, they all refused to go to the city tower. Moreover, brother, many of the people who came from other counties to respond to us fled when they heard that the city was closed."
The people who originally gathered from the counties under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture mostly gathered for a piece of food and had not actually fought with the government troops. When they heard that Gaoyue was closing the city and wanted to fight the government troops, people were panicked. Two or three people Half the day is spent escaping.
If Li Yanqing and He Guosheng hadn't found out in time and strictly checked the fugitives, the bandits who had gathered would have dispersed. However, nearly half of them had fled in the past few days. At this moment, Kaifeng Fucheng has eliminated nearly 10,000 people from more than a dozen factions. Including other people, there are only 20,000 to 30,000 people left. Gao Yue shook his head and said: "They couldn't count on us in the first place. Our previous defeat made us even more afraid of the imperial court. I'm afraid that the various forces that came together to righteousness will also retreat."
It was still because of the previous defeat that the gathered thieves were too shocked. Gao Yue, who captured Kaifeng Mansion, lost three thousand men in one battle. This shows that the imperial court is still the same imperial court.
"The imperial court is ruthless and the common people are a prey to the common people! We are raising volunteers to resist, but we will not let them go down to fight. They are so greedy for life and afraid of death!" Li Zimin said angrily: "Go back like this and wait for the imperial court to kill their heads one by one!" "
Gao Yue frowned and said, "The imperial court may not blame these fleeing people."
Wei Bochuan looked worried and said, "Brother, I see that several of the leaders in this city want to run away?"
"What do you mean?" Li Zimin was startled and asked quickly.
"My brothers are from the same town as Mr. Wang's brothers in Tianshui Street. I heard that Mr. Wang asked his brothers who knew how to row, and they were discussing crossing the Yellow River and escaping to the north." Wei Bochuan looked solemn and looked down. said the voice.
The head of the family is Wang Sishun, the King of Suncheon. Ma Liang scolded: "These cowardless people!"
The so-called snake can't survive without a head. The original arrangement was very good. One person was assigned several city gates. In fact, it was to leave an opening for escape. It was convenient for them to flee when the situation was not good. Otherwise, they would all be under Gao Yue's control. I really want to avenge my brothers. , dragging everyone to fight to the death with the officers and soldiers, no one is willing.
Li Zimin suddenly stood up, eyes wide open, and shouted: "These bastards! Brother, I'm going to kill them!"
"Third brother, wait a minute." Gao Yue's face turned livid and he grabbed Li Zimin's arm.
"When the officers and soldiers arrived, people's hearts were filled with confusion. It's no wonder they were on both ends of the spectrum." Gao Yue shook his head and said helplessly.
"Brother, we lost three thousand brothers, and they just want to protect themselves? Don't forget, our brothers took over the city of Kaifeng, and they just picked it up. Now that the imperial army is here, they just want to protect themselves." Save your life!" Li Zimin said angrily.
Lai Haiyuan, Wei Bochuan and Ma Liang also looked angry after hearing this.
Gao Yue sighed and said: "People's hearts are like this. I originally thought that after the Si River was closed, we would hold a conference in Xingyang to gather the young and brave people, and then we would start recruiting them. But now..."
At the beginning, the reason why he was eager to capture Sishui Pass was also his plan, which was to use the battle to organize the various people who came from the Yiyi.
Because at that time everyone knew that he was in a great position. He was annexing these people's subordinates and organizing three or four elite troops to occupy the big city of Luoyang and fight with the imperial court - male and female. Unfortunately, Sishui Pass was defeated, so these plans were out of the question.
Not only them, he is also thinking about leaving a way out, perhaps as Mr. Shao said
He said that they could only wait for them to suffer a defeat in the north and then take advantage of the situation to raise troops, but it would be a pity for them to save the three thousand brothers with great difficulty.
Li Zimin said angrily: "Brother, what are we doing now?"
Even Li Zimin, who had previously clamored to fight to the death with the officers and soldiers, now realized something was wrong. Everyone wanted to run away and had no intention of resisting. Why should they fight the officers and soldiers?
Gao Yue said in a low voice: "First have a fight with the imperial court. If it doesn't work out, then go back to Runing, then go to Jianghuai to avenge all the brothers."
This is what Gao Yue thought before. No matter what, if they are defeated without a fight, it will be hard to explain to both the superiors and the subordinates.
Everyone looked solemn, and they recognized what Gao Yue said.
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