In the post house, under the east window——
Shuo Tuo and Zhang Shang were sitting opposite each other across a small table, having lunch. The dishes consisted of four dishes and one soup, all of which were exquisite meals. There was a pot of Taibai stuffed rice beside them.
At this time, a servant came in with a panic look on his face and said: "Your Majesty, officials from Honglu Temple in the Han Dynasty want to see Your Majesty."
Shuo Tuo saw Bu Yu on his majestic and majestic face, and said in a deep voice: "Didn't you see that the king is eating? This Han Dynasty really has no hospitality etiquette. After so many days, even the largest official has not seen him. A third grade.”
The servant looked ugly and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, Prince Yu was beheaded by the Han court, and the Han Dynasty no longer talks about peace."
When Shuo Tuo heard this, he smashed the chopsticks in his hand onto the bowl with a crisp sound. He saw anger rising on his face and said angrily: "How dare they?"
Zhang Shang's expression also changed rapidly, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please calm down."
At this time, there were quarreling and shouting sounds outside. It was clearly a conflict between the officials of the Honglu Temple of the Han Dynasty and the Jurchen servants who were guarding the door.
Shuo Tuo had a gloomy face and said solemnly: "Go and have a look."
With that said, he and Zhang Shang left the wing and came to the outside. What caught their eyes were the officials of Honglu Temple and a large number of fierce Jinyi palace guards.
The leader was a young-looking official, nearly thirty years old, seven feet tall, and fair-skinned. He was Min Cunren, the prime minister of Honglu Temple. He glanced at Shuo Tuo and said in a cold voice: "Shuo Tuo, there is an edict from the Holy One. I will sacrifice the prisoners at the Imperial Ancestral Temple and invite Prince Jurchen to watch the ceremony."
When Shuo Tuo heard this, he was frightened and angry, his face was livid, and he said: "What does the sacrifice of prisoners from Erhan have to do with this king?"
Min Cunren, the Prime Minister of Nahonglu Temple, sneered and said: "As the Jurchen Prince, you must go and see the fate of the bandits who invaded our Han territory! Come here!"
"promise."
As the sounds of promises spread, the guards in Jinyi Mansion drew out their swords one after another and looked at Shuo Tuo and his party with fierce expressions.
"Should I invite the two of you to go, or let someone tie you up?" Honglu Temple Cheng narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice.
Shuo Tuo looked at the large group of palace guards around him with a gloomy face, exchanged glances with Zhang Shang, snorted coldly, and without saying a word, the two of them led the two retinues down the stairs and headed towards the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
At this moment, not only the posthouse under the jurisdiction of Honglu Temple received the news that the peace talks had been canceled and the Ancestral Temple offered prisoners.
As the Han court called for peace talks, the Jurchen Prince Duduo's head was beheaded and hung on the palace gate. The people of Shenjing knew about the three non-principles of the court and the incompatibility between Han and captives.
And as Jinyi Mansion's spies and factory guards spread the news that the imperial court would sacrifice prisoners at the Ancestral Temple, the people of the entire Shenjing City, from the scholars to the traffickers and footmen, were almost immersed in an atmosphere of excitement.
The people of Shenjing gathered towards the street where the Ancestral Temple was located, intending to watch the excitement. Suddenly, the streets were filled with thousands of people, rushing to tell each other.
The Imperial Ancestral Temple is located southeast of Anshun Gate. The three halls of the Imperial Ancestral Temple were the places where the Chen and Han emperors held their ancestor worship ceremonies.
There is a street ahead called Ancestral Temple Street. At this moment, nearly a hundred Jurchen prisoners were naked from the waist down and tied with ropes. They were escorted and guarded by the imperial guards and internal guards.
These are the brave Jurchen Eight Banners who fell into the water from the Jurchen warship and escaped during the water battle between the two armies in the Battle of Haimen.
Jia Heng is currently riding on a maroon horse, holding the reins and looking calmly. Behind him are the detectives of Jinyi Mansion. On the two horses beside him, Princess Xianning and the little princess are each wearing flying fish embroidered Qianhu uniforms as Jinyi guards. Dressed up, he led a large number of royal guards to the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
Li Chanyue was riding a horse, holding the reins with one hand and looking around curiously. The girl's beautiful face was full of curiosity.
The girl has been hunting with Princess Xianning since she was a child, and it is not because she accidentally tied the chicken with her hands. She is now wearing a flying fish suit, with an embroidered spring knife hanging on her waist. If she is not petite, she is somewhat heroic.
Compared to Xiaoxiao and Xianning who are tall and tall, Chanyue is of average height and does not look like she is from the old Chen family.
Jia Heng thought about it, turned to look at Li Chanyue, and whispered: "Chanyue, don't look around, focus on the road."
Li Chanyue raised her beautiful eyebrows and rolled her eyes at Jia Heng. The girl's youthful and beautiful aura silently leaked out, with a fierce and fierce aura. She pinched her throat and said in an eccentric way: "Captain, I am observing the surroundings and taking precautions." assassin."
Mr. Xiao Jia, just let me look at you, right?
Jia Heng looked at the little princess, and when she saw the charming and cute eyebrows, she thought to herself, she must let Chan Yue wear this outfit when she gets back.
In fact, Chanyue or Xianning can almost be considered husband and wife.
I'm always scratching my head, and my threshold is more or less raised.
There was nothing to worry about because of their age, they were just on guard against getting pregnant. However, after he made her a marquis, Concubine Duanrong seemed to start approving Xianning's marriage to him.
Jia Heng's thoughts were racing as he walked towards the Taimiao Temple along the front street of the Taimiao Temple. At this moment, many people were seen swarming towards the Taimiao Temple at the alleys on both sides of the street, but they were blocked by the guards at the intersection.
Prince Wei's Mansion, in the front hall——
It was afternoon, the warm winter sun was shining in the courtyard, and there seemed to be some warmth between heaven and earth.
King Chen Ran of Wei was sitting on a pearwood chair. He had just finished lunch and was drinking tea and conversing with Song Jing and Deng Wei.
Chen Ran's young and handsome face showed emotion as he said: "Uncle, the results of the court meeting have come out. The court will no longer make peace with Jurchen. After this, Jia Ziyu can be said to have achieved a great victory."
Song Jing nodded and said: "The leadership of the Qi Party has come to an end. In this war, Mr. Qi Ge has remained silent, which shows that the Qi Party is leaving a way out for the future and retaining its strength."
Deng Wei said: "Mr. Qi Ge went to Jiangnan to work with Marquis Yongning for a while. He knows Marquis Yongning's details well. It's not surprising that he doesn't want to end this time."
Chen Ran said: "Uncle, what do you think of Jia Ziyu? Now, the court no longer has the check and balance of Mr. Yang Ge."
Song Jing shook his head and whispered: "Now there is a dispute between the Marquis of Yongning and the Qi and Zhejiang parties. Many scholars regard Marquis Yongning as an alien, and the Zhejiang party is also dissatisfied. In the future, the dispute between the court and the Qi and Zhejiang parties will become more and more intense. It may not be the best for the country and the country. A blessing."
King Wei was silent for a moment and said: "Uncle, do you still follow the previous theory?"
Previously, he tried his best to win over Jia Heng, and at least wanted to be on good terms with Jia Heng.
But Jia Heng has been hanging on to King Wei, and King Wei also needs the support of court officials and scholars.
Song Jing said: "Your Highness and Marquis Yongning are friends, not enemies. Everything can continue as usual. However, Your Highness cannot stand on the opposite side of Shilin. Please be cautious in participating in some important affairs of the government."
Hearing this, Chen Ran had thoughts on his face. Immediately, he looked at Deng Wei standing aside and said, "Where does Deng Changshi think the court will go from now on?"
Deng Wei said: "The strength of the Qi Party was severely damaged by this incident. Yangge Lao was the first to bear the brunt. The Zhejiang Party has since become stronger. With the temperament of the Holy Emperor, it is bound to be suppressed by Yongning Marquis and the Chu Party. After King Zhongshun is deposed as a commoner, the vassals will also It will be of great use, but Marquis Yongning has been at odds with the Zhejiang Party in Jiangnan, and the struggle will become more intense in the future."
Chen Ran asked: "How will Deng Changshi get along with Jia Ziyu in the future?"
"Your Highness is the legitimate son of the Emperor, so you cannot offend Shilin. He is not far away from Yongning Marquis." Deng Wei smiled and said, "The most urgent task now is to hold the Five Cities Military and Horse Division in our hands and do the work. If we produce some actual results, the outcome of the war against the captives is uncertain."
King Wei nodded and said: "Gu also has the same thoughts. Ten birds in the forest are not as good as one in the hand. Compared with others, Gu and Jia Ziyu are relatively close."
Song Jing said: "Didn't Xianning tell Jia Ziyu about the unknown news?"
"From what Xianning said, Ziyu has already agreed, but Xianning doesn't want to get involved in this matter anymore." King Wei frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Besides, after this dynastic dispute between Nan'an County Prince and Yongning Marquis, I'm afraid The forces of water and fire are the same, and being alone in them is a dilemma."
Jia Heng asked Yan Ye, the king of Nan'an County, to beheaded in the main hall, and the matter spread among the ministers going down to court.
Deng Wei pondered for a moment and said, "The Prince of Nan'an County will not forbid His Highness from interacting with the Marquis of Yongning."
King Wei sighed and said, "It's hard to say."
The military plane is determined to determine the outcome. If the two sides are still fighting to the death, he will have to act as a mediator in the future.
Song Jing said: "Actually, it's a good thing for Your Highness."
Facing King Wei's puzzled gaze, Song Jing said: "Walking on two legs is much safer."
The influence of relatives such as the Prince of Nan'an County also needs to be checked and balanced. If Ran'er comes to power in the future, the Jia and Yan families can also check each other.
While several people were discussing, the servant outside said: "Your Majesty, Eunuch Dai in the palace sent the eunuchs and told them that the Holy Emperor was going to hold a prisoner dedication ceremony at the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and asked the Prince and Princess to go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to observe the ceremony, and also sent soldiers from the five cities. The soldiers from Ma Si went to Qianmen Street of the Imperial Ancestral Temple to help the guards suppress the street to prevent the people from rushing into the ceremony."
When the King of Wei heard this, his heart was shaken, he stood up and said, "Tell that father-in-law to set off now."
As he spoke, he looked at Song Jing excitedly and said, "Uncle, go to the Ancestral Temple."
Song Jing nodded, and together with Deng Wei, sent King Wei to the Ancestral Temple under the escort of Dian Junxu from the Palace of Wei.
Ancestral Temple
On the southwest viewing platform, there were crowds of people. Under a light yellow umbrella, Emperor Chongping, surrounded by a group of internal eunuchs and palace guards, leaned on the railing and looked out.
The majestic and magnificent palace behind him stood majestically under the cold and biting wind. The palace with cornices and angles was slightly covered with white snow, and a corner of the red and green tiles appeared, showing a bit of slender beauty.
In the southwest, on a well pavilion with overhanging eaves and hooked corners, colorful curtains serve as a screen, and pairs of cards stand high. Empress Song, Concubine Duanrong, Empress Dowager Feng, and a large number of concubines, accompanied by the Supreme Emperor, also looked at the street in front of the Imperial Ancestral Temple. .
At this moment, both sides of the street were already lined with guards from Jinyi Mansion and Inner Factory who were on alert.
Dai Quan bowed, walked over in small steps, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, all the civil and military officials are waiting at the left gate of Anshun Gate."
When offering prisoners to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, it was naturally impossible to bring the captives into the palace and disturb the ancestors of Chen and Han. Instead, the ceremony was held in the square in front of the palace.
"Summon all civil and military officials to the front hall to observe the ceremony." Emperor Chongping paused slightly and asked Dai Quan, "Where is Marquis Yongning?"
Dai Quan said: "Your Majesty, you have sent someone to Ningguo Mansion to inform you."
In the afternoon, prisoners were presented at the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Such a grand ceremony obviously required Jia Heng, the person involved in quelling the southern invasion of the bandits, to appear in person, otherwise it would be a bit disappointing.
Emperor Chongping nodded.
At this time, an eunuch said: "Your Majesty, King Wei, King Qi, and King Liang are coming from the northwest gate of the Imperial Ancestral Temple."
Not long after, Chen Ran, the king of Wei, Chen Cheng, the king of Qi, and Chen Wei, the king of Liang, came from the northwest gate of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, came to the city gate tower, and walked a few steps quickly.
It was a coincidence that the princes arrived almost at once, wondering if they were inquiring about each other's affairs.
The King of Qi County, the King of Wei, and the King of Liang all bowed to Emperor Chongping and said, "I have seen my father. Long live my father. Long live my father."
Emperor Chongping was in a good mood today, his eyes were kind and soft, and he said, "Let's all get down."
Looking at his sons, he secretly thought, the only ones left now are King Chu and Ze'er.
Thinking of this, he asked: "Where is the Eighth Prince?"
The eunuch said: "Your Majesty, you have followed the Queen Mother to watch the ceremony at the southeast pavilion."
Emperor Chongping nodded and said, "Go and bring the Eighth Prince over."
Children must be educated from an early age. If a wise king like Zhou Wangdi can be cultivated, it will be of great use to the country.
The eunuch responded and quickly went to deliver the edict.
Qijun Wang Chen Cheng's small eyes flashed with light of thought, thinking about offering prisoners.
After this incident, Jia Heng's son became more powerful. It would be unwise to continue to directly conflict with him. All he had to do was lurk in secret and make his father suspicious and suspicious at the critical moment.
Jia Heng had a special relationship with the King of Wei because of the Xianning incident, so he had to find a way to provoke him. I heard that the Nan'an County Prince and Xiao'er were on the same page, so maybe this was an opportunity.
Emperor Chongping was waiting. After a while, several eunuchs and nuns led the eighth prince Chen Ze to the city gate tower.
With a look of joy on Chen Ze's face, he saluted Emperor Chongping and said, "I have seen my father. Long live my father."
Emperor Chongping looked at the little boy with gentle eyes and said: "Ze'er, get up and stand with your brother Wei Wang and the others."
Wei Wang Chen Ran smiled and said: "Ze'er, come here."
Liang Wang Chen Wei also took Chen Ze's hand, with a smile on his sinister face and said, "Ze'er is so tall."
Not to mention, they really look like brothers and sisters from the Tian family.
It's just that Chen Ze is obviously a little afraid of this brother Liang Wang, but he is very close to the King of Wei beside him.
Prince Qi glanced at the three brothers and felt a cold feeling in his heart.
At this moment, a small eunuch hurried over, out of breath, and reported to Emperor Chongping: "Your Majesty, Marquis Yongning has arrived at the front door."
Emperor Chongping followed the sound and saw that on the spacious street in front of the palace gate, a tall and tall young man with a black crown and a python suit dismounted his horse in front of a stone monument. It was the dismounting monument in front of the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
Emperor Chongping's eyesight was very good, and he caught a glimpse of the tall Princess Xianning who was wearing a flying fish suit. There was a hint of gentleness on her cold face, and he said, "Xianning is here too."
With a solemn look on his face, Jia Heng threw the reins to the accompanying Jinyi Palace Guards, and headed towards the arched palace gate of the Imperial Ancestral Temple with Princess Xianning and Prince Qinghe under the protection of the Jinyi Palace Guards.
At this moment, the north wind was howling, and it felt a little chilly on my face.
"Sir, I saw my father just now." Princess Xianning said with a clear voice like flying springs and flowing jade, with a hint of surprise in it.
Jia Heng said warmly: "Let's go there quickly. Your Majesty may be a little impatient."
He was actually just starting the story of offering prisoners to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and he didn't want to get too much limelight. In this matter, the actor was the emperor and he was the director. Just because the actress was beautiful, the director couldn't do it himself.
At this moment, Jia Heng, Princess Xianning and Princess Qinghe entered the Ancestral Temple area, climbed the stone steps, and under the guidance of the inner prisoner, climbed to the city gate tower.
"We have met Your Majesty." Jia Heng took a few steps quickly, um, trotted forward, bowed to the middle-aged emperor, and said respectfully.
Princess Xianning also came forward. Under the word Wuyishan, her bright and jade face, which was almost like a snow lotus in the Tianshan Mountains, was filled with joy. She called out: "Father."
The little princess also bowed politely, then stood next to Jia Heng and stared at Emperor Chongping.
Emperor Chongping cast his eyes at the young man under his thin, pine-browed eyebrows, with a hint of admiration in his eyes, and said, "Ziyu doesn't need to be polite."
"Chanyue is here too?" Emperor Chongping looked at Li Chanyue and saw the girl's shy and timid eyebrows. He said softly: Your aunt is at the watchtower in the southeast corner. Go and have a look. "
If Jin Yang hadn't said so at the beginning, according to the queen's wishes, it would have been appropriate for Chan Yue to marry Prince Liang.
The little princess responded "Alas", then came to stand next to Princess Xianning, but her eyes couldn't leave Jia Heng.
On the other side, Chen Ran approached and said, "Xianning is here?"
Princess Xianning nodded and said politely: "Brother King Wei."
Prince Liang also came over to say hello, looked at the girl with clear and beautiful features, and said with a smile: "Why is Fifth Sister wearing this outfit?"
Princess Xianning smiled and said in a clear voice: "For the convenience of traveling, isn't it nice?"
Liang Wang smiled and said: "Why doesn't he look good? He is so handsome."
The three brothers and sisters grew up together and were born to sisters from the Song family. They have a very close relationship.
After saying that, he looked at Prince Qi on the side and greeted him generously: "I've met Brother Qi Prince."
Prince Qi smiled and said: "Fifth sister is becoming more and more outstanding now, and she is in charge of the Jinyi Mansion Guards."
At this time, Chen Ze stretched out his hand and said: "Fifth sister, give me a hug."
Princess Xianning said: "Ze'er, how old are you? You still need to be held by an adult. Where is your mother and concubine?"
"The concubine and the queen are watching the ceremony over there." Chen Ze smiled, his teeth bared, and as he spoke, his eyes fell on the young man in a python suit not far away.
Mr. Lu said that a man can only have one head wife. If he has two head wives, the etiquette will be messed up.
Marquis Yongning had a wife, and the queen mother and concubine planned to marry their sister to Marquis Yongning. Mr. Lu said that the ministers violated the etiquette and laws because of their favor, and their hearts were in chaos. This was a way to bring disaster.
Is it really a recipe for disaster?
Chen Ze blinked, but at this moment he felt his cheek being pinched. He raised his eyes and saw his sister who was smiling, and said softly: "What are you thinking about, Ze'er? Her eyes are round and round."
At this time, Jia Heng took out a monocular telescope and said: "Your Majesty, this is the telescope that I mentioned at the beginning to observe the naval battle situation. Your Majesty can use it to see far away."
There were already reading glasses at this time. For example, Jia Mu had a pair. She would take them out and put them on when she needed to read occasionally, so she didn't feel like seeing ghosts through the telescope.
After hearing this, Emperor Chongping took the monocular telescope handed over by Jia Heng. A look of surprise appeared on his cold face and he said, "This is the telescope mentioned in Ziyu's previous memorial."
In previous battle reports, Jia Heng mentioned the beauty of this telescope more than once.
At this moment, the Prince of Qi also cast his gaze, or in other words, the Prince of Qi's gaze has always been on Jia Heng since he arrived.
Princess Xianning explained: "Father, this thing was developed by my husband. It can be used to monitor the enemy's situation when the two armies are confronting each other, and it is very helpful to adapt to the situation when the two armies are confronting each other."
As he spoke, he taught Emperor Chongping how to use the telescope.
Chen Ze raised his childish face, and his eyes like black grapes rolled around, quite curious.
After hearing what Princess Xianning said, Emperor Chongping gradually became a little curious. He took the telescope and put it in front of his eyes, looking at the street scene of Shenjing City. Above the rows of houses, he could clearly see the white ash peeling off the owl-kissed beast on the roof. .
I was slightly startled, and then I started to look towards the street with my binoculars, and whispered: "Sure enough, the field of vision is clear, just like in front of me. It is indeed a sharp weapon to use it to observe the enemy situation between the two armies."
Jia Heng said: "Xunzi said that a gentleman's nature is not different, he is good at fake things. This telescope can not only be used for navigation and detecting enemy situations, but also for stargazing at night."
Emperor Chongping responded and couldn't help but look with his telescope in the direction of the well pavilion where the Supreme Emperor was. He saw the Supreme Emperor gradually coming into view, and the subtle expressions of his old face and expression could be seen clearly.
Without knowing what he was thinking, the emperor turned his attention to Empress Dowager Feng who was aside.
Well, when the elders saw their father's face, they naturally didn't want to look at him any more.
Seeing the emperor who was quite interested, Dai Quan twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Yang Ge and Mr. Han Ge have led all the civil and military officials to the front door and are waiting."
"Let them go up to the city gate tower to watch the ceremony." Emperor Chongping said, then put down the telescope, looked at Jia Heng, and said: "This thing is spying on the palace. Zi Yu must be careful to prevent it from being circulated among the people and used by the enemy."
Jia Heng cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, there are only a few of these telescopes at present. Your Majesty, I have numbered each telescope. Only high-ranking generals can use it. In case of emergency, they will be destroyed immediately."
I secretly thought that this is the historical limitation of this era.
Emperor Chongping nodded and said: "It's good that Ziyu has something in mind, but this thing is used by generals to observe the enemy's situation and mobilize troops. It is indeed a sharp weapon. Since Ziyu can still make this thing, I will keep it first." .”
Jia Heng handed over his hands.
While the two were talking, they saw a group of civil and military officials coming from the palace porch and slowly entering from the palace gate.
Emperor Chongping looked at the young man and said, "Ziyu, go and look at the Jurchen prisoner."
Jia Heng cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
After saying that, he was led by several internal prisoners out of the front door and came to a house at the east end of the street. At this moment, many guards were guarding the Jurchen prisoners.
The flag bearers of these white flags were all half-naked and looked dejected.
Jia Heng glanced over and saw about ninety people. They were still wearing tattered Jurchen flag uniforms. The white cotton cloth had already become wrinkled and black. Most of their unkempt faces showed numbness and dejection. .
After the bumpy and torturous journey of being escorted, many of them were in disfigurement, their cheeks were sunken, and their eyes were often lifeless.
"Stick rags in the mouths of these Jurchens, tie up prison uniforms and leggings." Jia Heng looked at the internal guards Qianhu and Jinyi Qianhu, who were standing with their hands folded, and said in a deep voice.
It would be unseemly if he cursed loudly or became incontinent later in the Ancestral Temple. Now we should take precautions against such hidden dangers.
The inner guard Qianhu responded with his hands raised, and then ordered the surrounding guards to act accordingly.
After waiting for a while, Jia Heng glanced at the palace guards present and said: "Let's go."
At this moment, Yang Guochang and Han Huang had already led the civil and military officials to the front hall of the Ancestral Temple. Not only that, the Jurchen envoys Shuo Tuo and Zhang Shang also came to the city gate at the invitation of the officials of Honglu Temple. Watch the ceremony upstairs.
"Dangdang..."
The golden bell rang suddenly, and the distant and crisp sounds seemed to wake up the great ancestors of the Han Dynasty, Taizu and Taizong, who had been sleeping for a long time after many years.
On top of the city gate tower, Emperor Chongping and a group of civil and military officials of the Han Dynasty looked towards the end of the street. They were the sergeants and civilians of Shenjing City who had heard the news.
There is a street separated from the Ancestral Temple. Under the guard of Jinyi Palace Guards, many people are standing on tiptoe, trying to watch the excitement. The Wucheng Military and Horse Division and Jingzhao Palace have sent many officers, in addition to those from Jingying. The soldiers held wild goose feather knives to maintain order to prevent stampedes.
And Jia Heng led a group of Jinyi palace guards to supervised the prisoners, walked out of a courtyard, got out of the way of the crowd, and headed towards the front door of the Ancestral Temple, because he had to go within a stone's throw, and he could also catch the gods waiting at the street. People in Beijing can see it clearly.
In addition to the Jurchen prisoners, there was also the head of the Jurchen Prince Dodo, which was also carried on a tray by several internal guards. They also arranged the remains and looked at them with their eyes closed, not looking too ferocious.
Jia Heng listened to the cheers around him and rode on his horse, holding the reins and marching slowly.
Secretly, this is the nature of onlookers.
At this moment, there was a lot of noise among the onlookers. They all looked at the head on the wooden plate. Some children had their eyes covered by the adults around them.
"Is that Dodo's head? It looks no different from the head of a pig or a dog." Someone said with a smile.
A middle-aged man wearing a military uniform and a businessman's attire looked at it with his feet propped up and said with a smile: "If this man cuts off his head, it will be the same."
At this time, a burly middle-aged man said: "That's Marquis Yongning? He looks really young, he seems to be less than twenty years old."
The old man sighed with emotion: "Look at those Jurchens, they are no different than us Han people."
"It looks like I've lost some weight. Why couldn't I beat him before?" Some people lamented with great sadness.
The people were noisily talking and chattering, which was quite lively.
Following Jia Heng and a group of Jinyi palace guards, they escorted the Jurchen prisoners towards the Ancestral Temple.
At this moment, on the gate tower of the front gate of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, a group of officials beside Emperor Chongping were also talking in low voices, but many looked at Prince Jurchen's stern face. Seeing his gloomy face and clenched fists, they sneered in their hearts. , or fear.
This will anger Donglu, and he will commit murder after joining the invaders. What should he do? This Marquis Yongning really doesn’t know the heights of the world.
Some officials looked curiously at the long tube held in the emperor's hand, not knowing what was happening.
At this time, Emperor Chongping handed the telescope in his hand to Dai Quan and said, "Didn't Mr. Yang Ge say that he had an eye disease and asked him to take a look at the telescope developed by Ziyu?"
Dai Quan felt strange when he heard this. He quickly came down in response to the order and came to Yang Guochang. He handed the monocular telescope over and said, "Mr. Ge."
Yang Guochang looked surprised, moved his lips, and asked, "What is this?"
Han Huang, who was on the side, lowered his head to talk to Zhao Mo. When he saw the telescope in Dai Quan's hand, his eyes flashed and he thought to himself, is this the enemy-watching weapon in naval battles mentioned by Jia Ziyu?
Based on the fear of the formation of the Jia Party in the imperial court, Han Huang paid more attention to the development of Jia Heng's power than anyone else. Through various old stories in Jiangnan, he had already figured out the details of the great victory Jia Heng won in Jiangnan. Seven, seven, eight, eight.
Han Huang said: "This Eunuch Dai is a telescope, right? I heard that you can climb high and see far away."
Dai Quan smiled and said: "Hange has a good eye, so this is it. It was delivered by Marquis Yongning just now. Your Majesty said it can be a military weapon to spy on the enemy."
Then, he turned his eyes and whispered to Yang Guochang about the key to using telescopes.
Yang Guochang's expression paused, and he picked up the telescope with trembling hands, raised it and looked not far away, feeling startled without realizing it.
The scenery that was originally in the distance became as clear as before.
After a while, he took off the telescope, his expression was a little complicated, and he said with emotion: "This thing can see far as well as up close. It is indeed a clever tool."
This may be what he said before, that Jia Heng's son was bred by the luck of the Han Dynasty, and he made great achievements in the war against the captives, so he had such strange skills.
In fact, Yang Guochang was born as a low-level official in Zhuoliu. He was promoted by Emperor Chongping eclectically because he was good at managing money. He was a close official of Emperor Chongping like Gao Zhongping, the governor of Sichuan. On the contrary, he was not like those Qingliu who regarded craftsmen as a despicable profession.
Han Huang said: "Eunuch Dai, let me take a look at this telescope."
Dai Quan took the telescope and said with a smile: "Mr. Han Ge, please."
Han Huang took the telescope and looked at the people arriving. He was also slightly startled. He put down the telescope and said:
"This thing is really a weapon for the military and the country, but it seems to have fallen into the wrong hands."
Dai Quan smiled and said: "Mr. Han Ge, your majesty also mentioned this to Marquis Yongning. Marquis Yongning also has defensive measures."
Looking at that scene, Prince Nan'an snorted coldly, his eyes a bit gloomy.
Jia Heng's son knew that he could not defeat the Jurchens, so he thought about using muskets and telescopes to increase his chances of winning. However, the decisive battle with the Jurchen armies mostly involved archery and archery, so why not do this?
At this time, as Jia Heng led a group of Jurchen captives to approach the front gate of the Ancestral Temple, Emperor Chongping and the Han ministers who were standing on the city gate tower all looked at the Jurchen captives.
At this moment, Jia Heng raised his palms and said, "Kneel down!"
Following the order, the escorting guards held down the Jurchen white flag and knelt down to Emperor Chongping on the city gate.
At this moment, Jia Heng also turned over and dismounted, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the Jurchens have arrived as prisoners of war under white flags. They will prostrate themselves before the emperor. Long live, long live, long live."
Following Jia Heng's voice, the Jinyi palace guards and internal guards escorting the Jurchen prisoners around them knelt down on the Jurchen prisoners.
Some of the Jurchen bannermen were already weak and did not resist, so they easily knelt down and worshiped. There were still some unruly ones who were still struggling, but were quickly pinned to the ground by the big Han Jinyi Mansion guards on both sides.
At this moment, the Jurchen Prince Shuo Tuo, who was standing on the city gate tower and invited to watch the ceremony, had a gloomy face. He hit the top of the city wall with a clenched fist. Amidst the "bang bang" sound, his hands were dripping with blood. Zhang not far away. Shang's face didn't look very good either.
At this moment, many palace guards were surrounding the two of them, and they would not allow them to cause trouble.
At this moment, the internal prison came and the emperor asked Shuo Tuo and Zhang Shang, the two female real deputy envoys, to come forward to ask questions. At the same time, the North Korean generals and others who came to watch the ceremony also came closer.
Well, obviously for the emperor, at this time, if he pretends to be cool without a background, it will undoubtedly be quite boring, and it will be like ogling a blind man.
Not long after, Shuo Tuo and Zhang Shang, under the "protection" of a group of Jinyi palace guards and inner factory guards, came to the city gate tower to see Emperor Chongping. On the other side, the North Korean naval commander came forward under the guidance of Li Daoshun. Come.
Seeing the female true white flag flag bearer below, the North Korean naval commander looked a little unnatural.
Emperor Chongping looked at Shuo Tuo and Zhang Shang, his eyes flashing coldly and his face as frosty.
"Kneel down." A general in brocade clothes shouted coldly beside Shuo Tuo.
Shuo Tuo snorted coldly, rubbed his neck and said, "As a special envoy, how can I kneel to the emperor of the Han Dynasty?"
Upon hearing this, the surrounding officials of the Department of Science and Technology all glared angrily, and all shouted coldly: "How outrageous!"
The Prince of Nan'an County stepped forward and shouted: "King Fan Bang, how dare you act so arrogantly in front of the Holy Face of the Emperor of Han Dynasty!"
At this moment, my heart moved slightly, and I hesitated whether to step forward and give Shuo Tuo a big slap.
He walked a few steps quickly and was about to do something when he heard Emperor Chongping's voice: "Yan Qing."
Prince Nan'an looked miserable and had no choice but to retreat.
Emperor Chongping waved his hand, looked at Shuo Tuo and Zhang Shang, and said coldly: "Shuo Tuo, you, the Jurchens, were no more than my slaves of the Han Dynasty thirty years ago. They rebelled with their troops and occupied Liaodong. Now, all the Jurchen invaders are me. He was killed by a big man, what else can you say?"
Shuo Tuo said angrily: "Emperor Han, my emperor will destroy the capital sooner or later! All you monarchs and ministers will be captured by my great khan!"
Zhang Shang's expression changed slightly when he heard this. He glanced at Shuo Tuo and felt anxious.
How could they go back safely after angering Emperor Han so much?
Emperor Chongping looked at the two of them and said coldly: "Now that things have happened, you still dare to threaten me. Come and capture this beast!"
At this time, several sturdy guards came forward and held down the struggling Shuo Tuo.
"Emperor Han, the two countries are at war, don't kill the envoy!" At this time, Zhang Shang's face changed slightly and he said urgently.
At this time, Li Ke said to Hu Yi: "Your Majesty, we are China, a country of etiquette, and it is not appropriate to kill the enemy and send envoys."
Han Huang opened his mouth, but did not say anything after all. The emperor should have a sense of proportion in this matter.
King Qi Jun and King Chen Ran of Wei looked at the emperor and waited for treatment.
At this time, Princess Xianning frowned her beautiful eyebrows. The crystal jade face under the wingless crown of the mountain was extremely clear and cold. She reprimanded: "The whole group is speechless. In front of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, Donglu is not a country, so he dares to call it Envoy?"
Hu Yi, King Wei, and King Qi: "???"
Emperor Chongping: "..."
Turning his eyes to look at the girl in the flying fish suit holding the embroidered spring knife, Emperor Chongping felt a sense of relief in his heart.
He secretly thought that Xian Ning should have learned a lot from Zi Yu. He was really smart and somewhat heroic.
However, he had no intention of killing the Jurchen envoy.
King Wei Chen Ran looked at Princess Xianning with surprise. Song Jing on the side also looked at the girl with a moved expression.
Liang Wang Chen Wei looked at his fifth sister with bright eyes, seemingly stunned by her heroic appearance.
Chen Ze looked at his sister with the same surprise, blinked his eyes, and felt slightly surprised.
Li Chanyue pulled her cousin's hand, her bright eyes twinkling under her curved eyebrows.
"First take Shuo Tuo to the post house and keep him under guard." Emperor Chongping looked silent for a moment and said in a deep voice.
The guards of the palace left as ordered, and then led Shuo Tuo, who was struggling violently and still cursing, to the post house.
Emperor Chongping looked at the princes and sighed secretly in his heart. He then looked at Zhang Shang and said, "You were once a Han official, why did you stoop to serve as a prisoner?"
Zhang Shang gritted his teeth, raised his hands and said: "When Liaodong fell, Rao Zhou, the commander of the Tieling Guards, was isolated and helpless. He was his subordinate. Then he was organized from the Jurchens into the Eight Banners of the Han Army. He was wandering outside and couldn't help himself."
Emperor Chongping cast his stern gaze on Zhang Shang. He was silent for a moment, then the murderous intention disappeared from his heart, and he said in a deep voice: "If you come, please take him to the post house as well."
Keep this person and ask Ziyu to interrogate the Jurchens about their domestic situation later.
Since there is no intention to negotiate peace with the Jurchens, there is no need to send back the so-called Jurchen envoys.
At this moment, all the civil and military officials were quietly watching the emperor deal with the two envoys, with mixed feelings. Since the peace talks with the Jurchens were stopped, the emperor's attitude became more and more tough as in the early years of Chongping.
Looking down at the young men in python suits escorting the Jurchen captives into the Tai's front hall, Han Huang, Zhao Mo and others had serious eyes, and they were already wary.
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In the Imperial Ancestral Temple, under a light yellow canopy in the well pavilion in the southwest corner, Emperor Longzhi raised his eyes and looked at the Jurchen captives kneeling on the ground. His wrinkled old face showed sadness and said: "It has been thirty years. Unexpectedly, I saw the Eastern captives kneeling and worshiping again." The Emperor of Han Dynasty."
Empress Dowager Feng supported the Emperor's arm, her sharp brows and eyes that resembled Jin Yang's gentleness and graceful charm cast a layer of relief, and said: "Now, the Han Dynasty's military training has achieved results, and the enemy has also been defeated." See Jieyin, ZTE is not far away."
The emperor's concubine on the side suddenly said auspicious words.
The old Emperor Longzhi looked at the young man in python suit in the distance with gentle eyes, and said with a smile: "At the founding of the country, after several generations of Rongning and Ning mansions, I originally thought that most of the children were dandies. I was quite saddened to hear this, but who knew that this would happen? He has such a martial arts disciple, he is truly a young hero, so heroic."
Empress Dowager Feng said softly: "To be serious, Jia Ziyu is not a direct descendant of Ning Guo, but a side branch of Ning Guo."
As soon as these words came out, the smile on the Supreme Emperor's face stopped for a moment, and then he sighed: "Yes, being a commoner is not necessarily unworthy."
Empress Song and Concubine Duanrong also exchanged glances quickly, and both of them felt awe in their hearts.
Concubine Duanrong pursed her lips and said secretly, if Your Majesty hears the Emperor's words, I'm afraid he will be very happy.
Empress Song looked at the old Emperor, her beautiful eyes flashed, and she did not agree with the Emperor's words that being a concubine was not necessarily unworthy.
If it weren't for the Supreme Emperor's indulgence in pleasure and the corruption of the imperial court, how could the country be in such a decline today?
Your Majesty has worked so hard for Jiangshan Sheji, and he is already in his early forties. This great Han Dynasty's Jiangshan Sheji has only seen the hope of rejuvenation today.
Thinking of the rebellion that happened in the Central Plains a few months ago, when the Holy Emperor vomited blood and fainted, the sky was about to fall. Thanks to Ziyu...
Well, for some reason, Empress Song suddenly felt her heart beating violently, clearly remembering the unspeakable secret of that day.
Perhaps it was because of the cold winter, the beauty pursed her pink lips slightly and clenched the handkerchief in her hand, feeling a slight tremor in her delicate body.
Concubine Duanrong continued to look up and down the city gate tower, her cold eyes falling on the young man in python suit who was escorting the Jurchen captives on foot, with a hint of joy in her beautiful eyes.
Xianning and Ziyu are truly a match made in heaven.
"Yongning Hou has escorted the female captives to pass the front door." The inner supervisor shouted, Emperor Longzhi led Queen Feng and Gong Fei to turn around. He looked at the team across the city wall and gradually entered the Taimiao Square and the female captives.
At this moment, the female captive was escorted by Jinyifu and internal guards and came to Han Baiyu Plaza in the front hall.
According to the Chen Handian system, the emperor and prince must go to Taimiao to sacrifice at the end of the year at the end of the year, ascending the throne, the big wedding, the triumph, and the captive.
Step by step before the front hall, there are Chen Han's ancestors, and the left and right halls are the loyal and filled temples when the foundation.
The python service teenager led the factories of Jinyifu and the inner factory according to the emperor sword in the waist, and took the female captive to the front of the hall.
At this moment, Emperor Chongping has led the cultural and military officials into the front hall.
The ritual officer who has already had the ritual officer ordered in front of Dading in front of the hall was inserted with the fragrance of the baby's arm thickness.
The Ministry of Rites Yao Yao, the officials of the Ministry of Rites, the Kochi Matthew History of the Duchangyuan, and the officials of the Qin Tianjian, stood under the eaves of the corridor.
The Ministry of Ritual Lang Yao Yao picked up the sacrifice to the sacrifice. In addition, the Hanlin Academy's book was a sacrifice to Chen Hanliezu.
The latter article is mainly about the end of the Liaodong battle, and the significance of winning the victory today.
"kneel!"
With the voice of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, under the witness of the Grand Han Dynasty and the monarchs, the true captives of the female real prisoner "pushed through ..." successively kneeling down and worshiped at Chen Han's ancestors. go.
And Emperor Chongping worshiped Chen Hannian Zuzong in the front hall with a cultural and military sacrifice, and worshiped Chen Hanmu and Taizong Shangxiang.
After a dazzling ceremony, the prisoner of Taimiao gradually came to an end, and then it was nearly applying for the card. The sky was dull.
After Emperor Longzhi, after observing the captive, he did not wait to worship Chen Han Liezu, who was accompanied by the Empress Dowager Feng and Gong Fei to return to the palace.
A little facelessly faces the ancestor list.
At this moment, Emperor Chongping led the cultural and martial arts officials out of the Taimiao, stood in the square, looked up at the heavy snow of the goose feathers, and said with emotion to officials such as Yang Guochang and Han Yan on the side, "Zhu Qing, Tianxiang has a feeling, Rui Xuezhaofeng. "
The ministers attached to the auspicious words.
However, such snow can definitely alleviate the drought of Guanzhong's land.
"His Majesty." Dai Quan and several internal supervisors were holding the umbrella cover, covering the sky over the sky for Chongping Emperor Chongping.
(End of chapter)
