Daming Palace, Hanyuan Hall
The Han Dynasty discussed border affairs, the cabinet ministers, the six ministers, one minister and two ministers, the censor of the left capital of the Duchayuan, the censors of the left and right deputy capitals, plus the six subjects were all given to Shizhong, the thirteen chief censors, and thirty The huge Hanyuan Hall was quite empty when the courtier arrived.
Therefore, the words between the two sides were quite clear and passionate in the palace.
Emperor Chongping sat high on the golden chair, listening to the quarrels between the military ministers. His eyes fell on the face of the young man who was as straight as a sword, and he felt an indescribable feeling of relief in his heart.
Zi Yu's words spoke to his heart almost every word.
How should I put it, Jia Heng is Emperor Chongping’s mouthpiece at the moment!
At this moment, Qin Ye, who was behind Zhao Yi, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, looked at the young man who stood tall and proud, with worry in his old eyes.
Ziyu was faced with such a situation of group attack again, but due to his identity, he could not speak out to defend him.
But obviously this debate is not over yet, and several cabinet ministers also have their own opinions.
During the ceremony, Hu Yi, holding a wat tablet in his hand, said: "Yongninghou, if I don't negotiate peace with the Jurchens according to your words, then the Jurchens will attack Hebei in a big way. How can we respond in such a hurry?"
Jia Heng said: "Now Li Gong is in charge of the town of Peiping, commanding the three armies, and the land of Youyan can be protected. Datong, Taiyuan and other places, I personally went to the town to supervise the town. If the Jurchens invaded, I would fight to the death with the Jurchens! In the past six months, I have been From north to south, we fought successive battles with the Jurchens. We know that they are as cunning as foxes and as ruthless as wolves. Now they are just trying to disrupt the situation of our Han Dynasty. You have read poetry and books, and there are endless records in ancient history. Haven’t you seen the Jurchen’s treacherous plot yet?”
In fact, the Jurchens' strategy worked to a certain extent, exacerbating the political rift at the center of the Chen-Han court and putting him on the opposite side of the civil servants to some extent.
Many times, the characteristic of civil servants or bureaucrats is that in order to prove the correctness of their position, they will go all the way to the dark side and never look back until they hit the wall.
Even though his face was swollen, he still shouted "It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt" and then refused to admit his mistake.
Listening to what the young man said, Hu Yi was speechless for a moment.
Because Jia Heng's right to speak in the war against the captives was originally established through two consecutive wars, what he just said is not without basis.
But it was precisely this growing momentum that allowed the two parties in Qi and Zhejiang to temporarily put aside their prejudices and suppress Jia Heng's momentum in the war against the captives.
At this time, Yao Yu, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, said: "Yongninghou, even if you make peace for a while, turn the war into friendship and recuperate with the people, isn't it feasible?"
Jia Heng said: "Master Yao, the Jurchens are asking for peace now because of their military defeat. Once they regain their strength, they will raise troops to invade again. However, our court agreed to negotiate peace, but has to be restricted by the peace treaty. What is the purpose?"
At this time, Zhang Zhi, the right deputy censor of the capital, said: "The lower-ranking officials are not familiar with military affairs. Just now, Marquis Yongning said that the Jurchens will attack Chahar Mongolia?"
Jia Heng said: "This is just my speculation. If the Jurchens do not invade, then I, the big man, should follow the steps and reorganize the border troops in Datong, Taiyuan and other places."
Prince Nan'an sneered and retorted: "The border army has been reorganized several times, why do we need to reorganize it again? Such personnel rectification will make the border generals panic and will inevitably affect their combat effectiveness."
Jia Heng looked at Prince Nan'an and said, "Let's not say that since the last reorganization, the border troops have not been tested and do not know their combat strength. Let's just say that Prince Nan'an, as the minister of military aircraft, does not know the troops in Datong, Taiyuan and other places. What are the details?"
"I don't know what the details are." Prince Nan'an said coldly.
Jia Heng looked at Shi Jie, the Minister of War, who was silent at the side, and asked, "Master Shi."
At this time, Shi Jie's expression paused and he said: "Prince Nan'an, although Datong Town's soldiers are full, the inspection military document sent by King Beijing from Jinling not long ago mentioned that the arrogant generals of the two towns' soldiers are lazy. , Facing the Jurchen invasion, Datong is unable to stand a fight, so Datong faces the bandits directly and should refine its armor to prepare for any eventuality."
This was a memorial that Jia Heng asked King Beijing to deliver to the military office when he was still in Jinling, laying a good lead for him to go to the north to consolidate the army. King Beijing naturally agreed happily.
When the Prince of Nan'an County heard this, his expression changed, and he secretly thought that Shui Rong's nephew, ever since he was recommended by his son to go south to rectify the navy, has been secretly communicating with him.
Jia Heng ignored the Prince of Nan'an anymore, but took out a memorial from his sleeve and said: "Your Majesty, this is when I arrived in Kaifeng. Xu Kai, a former Hanlin scholar, once felt that the people of Yan, Zhao, Qilu, and Lu had suffered military disasters for decades. After my wife and children were separated, I wrote a memorial text and asked the Holy One to read it."
When Emperor Chongping heard this, his heart moved. He looked at Dai Quan and said, "Dai Quan, hand over the sacrificial inscription."
Dai Quan responded with his hand, stepped forward, took the memorial from Jia Heng, turned around and handed it to Emperor Chongping.
When the officials in the palace heard this, most of their expressions changed slightly, and they were filled with doubts. Why did Xu Kai get involved with Marquis Yongning?
Han Huang frowned even more, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.
After a while, Dai Quan brought the memorial to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty."
Emperor Chongping reached out to take it, unfolded it, and read the memorial text. After a while, his face gradually changed, his heart gradually became heavy, and his voice sounded sad, and he said: "What a wonderful Xu Kai."
Xu Kai's memorial article mainly commemorates how the common people, soldiers and civilians in Yan, Zhao, Qilu and other places resisted the ravages of the Jurchens' iron hoofs. Although the words are eloquent and eloquent, they are lyrical and soul-stirring. Every word is a bloody and tearful accusation against the Jurchens' beastly behavior.
Emperor Chongping stopped reading, with sadness in his eyes, and said, "It is my fault that the people of Yan and Zhao were devastated by the war and howled in the fields."
He picked up the memorial and said, "Dai Quan, please read it to all the ministers."
When Dai Quan heard the words, he responded to the order, brought the general over, his face was solemn, and he began to recite: "In the winter of the fifteenth year of Chongping in the Wei Dynasty, Xu Kai, the prefect of Runing, expressed my sincere condolences to the generals, soldiers and civilians who died in border affairs. Chen Jiyi said: Woohoo..."
The lower part was first delivered to Yang Guochang, the chief minister of the cabinet. As Yang Guochang listened to Dai Quan reciting the memorial inscription, his old face suddenly darkened and his eyes flashed coldly.
This Xu Kai actually ran all over the place for Wu Xun and brought shame to the scholars. He was in vain to be a Hanlin Ci official!
As Han Huang listened to Dai Quan reciting the sacrificial inscriptions, his expression changed, and he secretly screamed something bad.
What he was most worried about happened. As Jia Ziyu became more powerful, especially because he not only showed talent in military affairs, but also made achievements in local government affairs, some scholars began to move closer to Jia Ziyu in order to realize their political ambitions.
As time goes by, a "Jia Party" force will inevitably form and control the government. Compared with Wu Xun's title of marquis, this is a major event that makes people restless.
The Kedao censor below listened to Xu Kai's memorial text, and was secretly shocked. He was also listening to Xu Kai's memorial text.
When Xu Kai was in the Hanlin Academy, he was as famous as his good friend Lu Li. Both of them were famous among scholars for their talents and excellent diction. Therefore, during every national ceremony in the Han Dynasty, they would write tables and poems, and the articles would be full of flowers. Nowadays, The sacrificial text talks about the suffering of the people of Hebei.
Undoubtedly, this must be famous among the Han scholars.
After Dai Quan finished reading Xu Kai's memorial text, the officials below were silent, immersed in the emotions created by Xu Kai's words, especially the Kedao Yanguan whose face was moved and his eyes were moist.
The Jurchens’ beastly behavior is outrageous!
Seeing that the heat was almost at the end of the day, Jia Heng took the opportunity to greet him and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I would like to cast a hero monument to commemorate the heroes and heroines of the generals and soldiers who have died in the king's affairs for decades, so that their achievements and sufferings can be shown to the world, so as to inspire future generations. Work hard and move forward with courage."
As soon as these words came out, Yang Guochang, the chief minister of the cabinet, was shocked. This was clearly an attempt to manipulate public opinion and win over people's hearts. However, as soon as the memorial text came out and the dead were used to suppress the living, I was afraid that the public opinion in Shilin would change.
Especially for young scholars, such as the young supervisors of the Imperial College, the public opinion at this time actually belongs to the Shilin, that is, the official reserve. While ordinary people do not have the right to speak in public opinion, they can influence the public opinion of the Shilin.
Regarding the latter, Jia Heng has ordered the Jinyi Mansion to arrange storytellers in teahouses and arrange operas in which Zhuge Liang quarrels with the Confucian scholars and Lu Zijing defies all opinions, so as to exert influence on popular opinion.
"Performed by Yun Qing." Emperor Chongping responded loudly, and then, as if there was a divine light in his eyes, he said: "The memorial text will be published in the imperial newspaper, and it will be published at home and abroad. The Hanlin Academy will make another edict to announce to the people of the world that the coming of Liaodong Lost, the captives are in chaos in the north, we are the Han and the Jurchens, the Han and the captives are incompatible!"
As "the Han and the captives are not at odds", the expressions of the officials in the Hanyuan Palace changed slightly.
Jia Heng bowed his hands in thanks and said, "The grace of the Holy One is so great that it moves the heaven and the earth. All the soldiers and civilians in the world are grateful for His Holiness."
The face of the Prince of Nan'an below turned gloomy. His Majesty Qiangang was arbitrary and insisted on supporting Jia Heng's children's battle. Once the war in the future was lost, he wanted to see what the Majesty could do!
He didn't believe that the situation could be reversed just by relying on the firearms of those red-haired ghosts.
Emperor Chongping said solemnly: "Since I inherited my ancestral inheritance, I have been working hard day and night, working hard and sleeping late at night. I am only trying to revive the Han Dynasty and regain the old land. However, in recent days, the talk of peace with the Jurchens has been boiling and material. I am the emperor of the Han Dynasty. , How can we live up to the old story of the Song Dynasty and live in peace? Dear sirs, the shame of Jingkang is not far away!"
The ministers below heard this and lowered their heads, feeling inexplicably shocked.
Emperor Chongping glanced at the ministers below and said in a deep voice: "If Jia Ziyu had not put down the rebellion of the bandits in the southern province and captured the Jurchen prince alive, how would the Jurchens have sent envoys to initiate peace talks? If Jia Ziyu had not quickly suppressed the rebellion in the Central Plains, the Jurchens would have taken advantage of it. How can we stand still outside the pass? If it weren't for Jia Ziyu... Now that the situation is peaceful, how could you and others have the potential to make false noises about peace talks?"
The corners of Han Huang's mouth twitched below, and his heart was filled with a haze.
Is the emperor listing Jia Ziyu's achievements? And each time the words were more intense.
Jia Heng listened below and thought to himself that the parallel sentences used by the emperor to enhance his momentum were used smoothly, but there was an obvious pause at the end, and he probably ran out of words.
It was just the emperor's passionate words of praise that gradually made him stand on the opposite side of the Han civil servants. Of course, whether it was like this or not, he had actually formed an opposition with the Qi and Zhejiang parties.
As Emperor Chongping spoke, he looked calmly at the speechless Han ministers below, and said: "The Marquis of Yongning captured Prince Jurchen alive and sent him to the capital. Where is Prince Jurchen now? I want to personally interrogate him."
Jia Heng raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Duduo has been escorted outside the palace gate, waiting for the Holy Emperor's call."
The emperor was indeed waiting for this highlight, the highlight of showing his face. Later he would have to control himself and not expose his butt.
"Bring Duduo to the palace, I want to interrogate him personally!" Emperor Chongping said in a deep voice.
At this moment, the expressions of the cabinet ministers and officials present changed slightly, and they were filled with shock and uncertainty.
As time passed, the sound of iron chains and shackles was heard outside. A tall, unkempt young man was escorted by a group of royal guards to the Hanyuan Hall. He deliberately held his head high and chest high. His eyes looked in all directions.
The Han civil and military officials on both sides couldn't help but cast their gazes, and when they smelled the stench of the ragged young man, they covered their noses and frowned.
Duduo looked at the Han ministers at this moment, sneered, and then suddenly looked at the middle-aged emperor sitting on the golden chair.
"You still don't kneel down to apologize before the emperor!" At this time, Li Ke shouted to Hu Yichen who was involved in the incident.
The other Han Kedao censors also glared angrily and shouted.
There is no way, we can't let a bunch of elderly cabinet ministers and six ministers do this.
At this time, Duduo looked up to the sky and laughed, as if there was no one around, the sound shook the roof: "Haha, haha..."
Then, he cast his fierce eyes on Emperor Chongping, who looked unhappy, and said: "I have not seen the emperor, but only one..."
Suddenly, before Duduo finished speaking, he suddenly felt a dark shadow flash in front of his eyes, and saw a big hand like a cattail leaf fan coming from one side. He felt an unbearable sharp pain coming from his face, and then he felt A heartbreaking pain surged through the crook of my leg.
With a "pop" sound, Duduo immediately knelt down and looked at the young man in the python suit with fire in his eyes.
"How dare you be so presumptuous in front of the Holy Master?" Jia Heng shouted loudly and said with sonorous words: "I have stopped negotiating peace with the Jurchens. Duduo, your end has come!"
There was no way, he had to interrupt Dodo's performance. If Dodo despised the Holy Bow, the emperor would be disgraced, and he would eventually take the blame.
As for the last sentence, it is to stimulate Duduo. You can scold him, but you can only scold him a little, not too much.
It is best to scold the officials of the Han Dynasty and wake up these officials who advocate peace talks.
At this moment, Prince Nan'an looked at the young man who suddenly had a sudden outburst, his eyes filled with coldness.
In the past, Liu Fang and others had been squeezed out by this kid many times. He didn't think he was arrogant and arrogant at first, but now he has only made insignificant achievements, but he is becoming more and more arrogant.
In fact, at the time of the conflict between Jia Heng and Liu Fang, Jia Heng had just emerged among the martial arts of the Han Dynasty and did not threaten the Nan'an County King's sphere of influence, so he could still sit back and watch the storm.
But as time passed, as Jia Heng took control of the Beijing camp and had an increasingly powerful say in the military aircraft department, the Nan'an County Prince felt that his power was restricted.
Therefore, the so-called peace debate is just a cover from beginning to end.
After making peace with the Jurchens for a while, can the country be subjugated or what? But it can damage Jia Heng's prestige. Once he switches to peace talks, Jia Heng's influence on national policies will definitely be greatly weakened.
Otherwise, you can’t say that I am just fighting for power? It must be based on the national policy tendency, and all means must be used.
This is just like the imaginary business war, with smiles and laughter, stabbing in the back, and the real business war, leading people to steal the official seal, and looking for the media to throw dirty water and smear it.
Imaginary political struggles, all kinds of hidden words, real political struggles, from Chiang Kai-shek's assassination, frame-up, quarrels, to knocking off fingers in meetings.
There are always people who think of political struggle as a harmonious, sinister and high-end operation. This is a mistake that is divorced from reality.
Emperor Chongping cast his icy gaze on Duduo who was kneeling below, suppressed the raging murderous intention in his heart, and asked: "Duduo, you Jurchens are outside the pass. Our court repeatedly gave silks to Jurchens back then. Why did you betray your trust and rebel against the big man?" !”
Duduo's cheeks were swollen to half a finger's height, traces of blood oozed from the corners of his mouth, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was full of anger. After hearing the words of Jia Heng and Emperor Chongping, he didn't know that the Han court had no determination to negotiate peace.
In this case, let's just go heroic, scold Jin Luan, and leave his name in history!
After sorting out his thoughts, he said loudly: "The Han court is immoral, the emperor is fatuous, and the officials are corrupt. The officials of the Manchu Dynasty are like jackals and wolves. In the fish and meat village, the Han people in Hebei, Shandong, Henan and other places have suffered repeatedly. Therefore, there are warnings of natural disasters, including drought and locusts." After the fall, the people were starving and starved to death. In June, the people in the Central Plains could not bear the tyranny of the Han court and started a rebellion. But I, the great gold, punished the people and relieved them from hanging upside down. What is rebellion?"
As soon as these words came out, the faces of the Han ministers present surged with anger. Some of the officials who had been negotiating for peace suddenly turned as black as the bottom of a pot after hearing Duduo's words.
Hu Yi said angrily: "King Lu, you really lead the beasts and cannibalize people, yet you dare to talk nonsense about the destiny here!"
Jia Heng looked at Duduo and secretly cursed. This scolding was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Han Chen who just wanted to surrender but couldn't.
"Duduo, don't use clever sophistry. You have really robbed our northern people. For decades, you have burned, killed, and looted. The crimes are too numerous to list!" At this time, Yao Yu, the Minister of Rites, was filled with indignation and cursed angrily.
Duduo was obviously deeply influenced by Chinese culture. At this moment, he rebuked the ministers in the Hanyuan Palace, every word was like a knife, and said with a sneer: "If you let me win a great victory in Jiangnan, you will all bow to me today, what else can you do?" A face-on scolding?”
Then, he looked at the officials of the Han Dynasty and cursed: "A group of people who live in high places in temples, do nothing, and do not know the sufferings of the people. Sooner or later they will become prisoners of our court!"
Emperor Chongping looked gloomy and said in a cold voice: "The Jurchens are my servants of the Han Dynasty. Their wolf habits are hard to change. They have repeatedly invaded my Han land and killed my people. I will definitely wipe out the Jurchens in my lifetime!"
At this moment, he no longer had any thoughts of scolding, and said in a deep voice: "Come here, take Duduo out of Anshun Gate immediately, behead him, take his head and the remaining Jurchen captives, and tie them all naked with ropes to the Ancestral Temple in the afternoon to offer them as prisoners!"
Upon hearing this, the Jinyi palace guard below stepped forward and dragged Duduo's arm towards the outside.
Duduo felt angry, pinched his neck, and shouted loudly: "Emperor of the Han people, an ignorant and ignorant king, I am waiting for you below!"
When Duduo was dragged out, all the officials of the Han Dynasty looked ugly, especially the officials who had just proposed peace talks. Their faces were ugly and their bodies were like chaff. Yang Guochang's face was ashen, and his hands and feet were cold.
This Duduo has a wolfish nature that is hard to get rid of. He is roaring like a golden beast. He is so insane that he has sinned against God and has nothing to pray for!
Who let Duduo go to the temple? Why didn't you chop him with a knife when you were in Jinling?
Negotiating peace, how can we still negotiate for peace?
Prince Nan'an's eyes were gloomy, and he clenched the wat board tightly in his hand. King Lu cursed Jin Luan, whose face did he hit?
Emperor Chongping's face was as gloomy as iron, and he sneered. He glanced at the silent ministers below and said, "My lords, is there anyone who wants to make peace with Jurchen? I will send him down to talk to Duduo right now!"
When the ministers below heard this, their hearts trembled. Headed by Yao Yu, they raised their ivory and jade sabers high, knelt down and said, "I am guilty!"
For a moment, people knelt down, including the officials who had just presided over the peace negotiation. There were ten or twenty people, and the whole place was filled with darkness.
From the first assistant of the cabinet, Yang Guochang, to the second assistant, Han Huang, to the minister of justice, Cen Weishan, to the minister of rites, Yao Yu, as well as several chief censors and six subjects, they all asked themselves to be blamed.
The king is worried about the humiliation of his ministers, and the king will humiliate his ministers to death.
At this time, Jia Heng cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I think that after the prisoners are sacrificed, I should build a palace in Beijing and invite the Jurchen envoys to watch the ceremony, so as to frighten their tigers and wolves."
When Emperor Chongping heard this, his face paused slightly and he said, "Yes!"
Obviously, Duduo's scolding Jinluan just now also made the emperor have an evil fire in his heart.
The ministers below heard the words and heard the words "Build the Beijing Temple", and their hearts trembled. Yao Yu, the Minister of Rites, who originally subconsciously opposed it, opened his mouth, his face was gloomy, and he was speechless in the end.
Emperor Chongping's face was as cold as iron, and he said: "The ministers will withdraw from the court for the time being and go to the Ancestral Temple to observe the ceremony in the afternoon. Mr. Yang Ge will stay behind first."
As he said that, he turned his gaze to Yang Guochang, asking the latter to kneel down and his old figure became a little more rickety.
"Your Majesty, please retire." Upon hearing this, the ministers' hearts moved slightly, and they all bowed to each other, then stood up and retreated one after another.
When Han Huang heard the words below, he suddenly had a premonition in his heart. He glanced at Yang Guochang with a somewhat gloomy look.
After experiencing this incident, Mr. Yang Ge was afraid that he would be dismissed from the position of prime minister. This position of chief minister...
Jia Heng's face was calm, and he was still kneeling on the ground after looking at him. Since his back was turned to him, Yang Guochang couldn't see his facial expression clearly. Without stopping, Yang Guochang saluted Emperor Chongping and left.
From the very beginning of this court meeting, Yang Guochang knew that he was bound to lose, because he was returning with a great victory, but Yang Guochang still wanted to do this, and even aroused the support of the Zhejiang Party.
But in the end it’s just a meaningless struggle!
(End of chapter)
