The rain is still falling, but the city of Tokyo seems quiet!
Because the imperial court announced it to the outside world! After Empress Xuanyi passed away in Zide Palace in the third year of Xiande, the emperor did not ennoble the harem.
The eldest son of the emperor, Zong Xun, is seven years old. His wife, Fu, who takes care of the prince, is the sister of Empress Xuanyi. The virtuous and virtuous Shuhui devoted herself to taking care of the prince and serving the emperor, and earned the emperor's love and respect. In memory of Queen Xuanyi, she was promoted to Queen Xuanci!
It is a happy event for the Fu family and even the Zhou Kingdom! The excitement of the Fu family can be said to be expected. But then news came that the emperor had passed away, the emperor's eldest son Zong Xun succeeded to the throne, and Empress Xuanci was promoted to empress dowager!
The late emperor was originally the military envoy of the Tianxiong Army and had sufficient foundation within the territory. Although sending Fu Yanqing to take charge may seem scrupulous to some people, it is obviously a matter of favor to others.
No matter what the internal situation is, for the Fu family, the fact that this matter was announced to the world is more than ecstatic!
One sister and two queens, it can be said that except for the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, such a big event has never happened since!
What's more, the emperor is young and powerful, and the city of Tokyo is filled with joy! Of course, it is also a great blessing to have the living eldest son Guo Zongxun as the King of Liang, who will be promoted to the general of Zuowei; and to have the second son Guo Zongrang as the Duke of Yan, and to be promoted to the general of Zuo Xiaowei.
The emperor is young and promising, and the position of crown prince is the best move for a powerful regime to stabilize people's hearts! Despite what some people think, what is happening in the city of Tokyo! At least the court has calmed people's hearts!
Because of the great joy and the amnesty for the whole world at the same time! As a grand event of canonization, all dynasties must be solemn! The details of the red tape were completed by the Ministry of Rites and the envoys from Honglu Temple and the palace.
Someone from the royal bloodline and Queen Fu’s family would go and take note of the instructions first! But who would have expected that within a few days, the late emperor would actually pass away!
In addition to this grand event, the common people had more things to talk about after dinner. Zhang Yongde, the imperial consort and captain, once again became a hotly discussed figure. The Prince Consort, who had been somewhat quiet in recent years, has become popular again, and news about him has become common in the streets and alleys!
After the Battle of Gaoping in the first year of Xiande, after the Southern Expedition, he was promoted to the palace for inspection. However, following the late emperor's northern expedition to Khitan, after returning to the capital, it was rumored that he had ulterior motives.
A few people talk about this kind of thing, and it doesn't seem to be a big problem. The whole city of Tokyo is talking about it. If someone adds fuel to the fire, it will become a big deal, especially after the death of the late emperor and the eldest son of the emperor is young!
Some people refuted the rumor and the court did not pursue it. However, the prince-in-law’s appearance has become less frequent, but this is a fact! It is said that when the army of the Northern Expedition to Khitan was returning to Kaifeng, someone picked up a straw bag.
A rare piece of jade was found in the bag. Of course, some people said it was wood. None of this is important. What is important is the inscription on the jade stone: Check to be the emperor!
Five ancient seal characters simply destroyed everything.
The late emperor Guo Rong saw it with his own eyes, but did not publicize it publicly. Anyone who knows the inside story knows that since then, the emperor has idled Zhang Yongde and relieved him of his actual military power.
How this incident spread later is not difficult to understand. On the surface, it seems that the former emperor did not cause trouble for his consort, because he once competed with the former emperor for the throne, and during the Battle of Gaoping, he risked his own life and led his soldiers to attack the battlefield several times to save Guo Rong.
This desperate approach made Guo Rong trust him more and he was appointed as the military commander of the Wuxin Army. After returning to the court, he was immediately transferred to the military commander of the Yicheng Army. Reaching the highest official rank in the imperial court is supposed to be enough glory in this life.
In the second year of Xiande, he regained his enthusiasm and took the initiative to ask Ying to conquer the Tang Dynasty, which made the emperor trust him more. He didn't have to think about this kind of fighting. After all, Zhongyuan was full of good generals.
Because his father Zhang Ying was killed when he was working as a defense envoy in Anzhou. The murderer fled to the Tang Dynasty. As a filial son, he naturally wanted to avenge his father's murder! His father had a strict character and was forced to marry the daughter of a general under his command. Later, he was killed by the general Cao Cheng.
Cao Cheng was afraid of repeated disasters, so he fled to the south of Tang Dynasty. It was a normal thing, but Cao Cheng not only escaped successfully, but also received excellent treatment. This made Zhang Yongde unforgettable for the rest of his life, and he still harbored the hatred of his father and his enemy.
The former emperor had the heart to regain the world, so he naturally asked Ying to send troops. What is exciting is that Zhang Yongde achieved a great victory in Shouzhou. When he led the troops to attack Shouchun, Liu Renzhan, the governor of the Huaihe Army of the Qing Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty, found it difficult to conquer the city without sending troops and horses, and the battle situation became deadlocked.
Zhang Yongde used exhausted troops to lure the enemy and pretended to be defeated and fled. However, they used the fine cavalry that had been prepared long ago as an ambush, leading the Tang army to the ambush place, and almost completely annihilated the Tang Dynasty in Shouzhou. With only Jiedu, Liu Renzhan was spared, and Zhang Yongde became famous in the court.
One or two years after the former emperor ascended the throne, the performance of the prince consort made the emperor particularly trust him and believe that he was loyal.
In the third year of Xiande's reign, he again campaigned southward, with the former emperor personally conducting the campaign. Liu Renzhan had to use a prison car to imprison Cao Cheng and others. He sent people to the former emperor's camp and presented them to Zhang Yongde in person to ask for peace.
Han Lingkun, the former Yuhou Hou in front of the palace, was repeatedly attacked by Tang troops while guarding Yangzhou. Worried that he would be trapped, he applied to withdraw his troops and return to the court. The former emperor was angry. Zhang Yongde led his troops to defeat the Tang army in Jiangbei and obtained dozens of warships, which made the Tang army dare not cross Jiangbei.
In the winter of this year, the first emperor issued an order to promote Zhang Yongde to the position of inspector in front of the palace. This position of commanding the pro-army, generals of the left and right guards, generals Fu Baolang, generals Su Zhi, and left and right Zhensu can be said to be a position that can influence the emperor!
Being the person who checks in front of the palace is the person who can influence and decide the emperor's whereabouts! Everyone knows that the former emperor favored and trusted Zhang Yongde, and some people thought that he was favoring and killing his consort. Everyone knows that being with a king is like being with a tiger. Such an important position is of course a double-edged sword!
In the fourth year of Xiande, Zhang Yongde conquered Shouzhou and returned to the court. He was awarded the title of Taiwei of the Imperial Academy and was in charge of the world's troops. The rumor that the former emperor was on guard against consorts was completely broken. He also granted Zhang Yongde real power and served as the governor of the Zhenning Army, and even the whispers were kept quiet.
Everything appeared in the summer of the fifth year of Xian De, because the Khitan invaded the border, the prince-in-law followed the emperor in the northern expedition, and then discovered the rumored jade tablet. The first emperor didn't pay much attention to it, but he checked this position whenever it was idle.
The prince-in-law was not really dismissed from his post, and it was obvious that he did not care about his unemployment. The commander in front of the palace exercised the real power of the palace minister, which caused everyone to talk about it. The emperor came up with his decision, and still increased the inspection of the prince, and gave him Pingzhangshi as a gift to Tong Zhongshu's subordinates. They checked this real power in front of the palace and truly won it.
At the same time, Zhao Kuangyin, an inconspicuous young military governor, was promoted to the imperial tutor of the school, and also promoted to the inspector in front of the palace, replacing Zhang Yongde's position. Zhang Yongde's lifting of military power and Zhao Kuangyin's promotion were not conspicuous.
As close confidants of the former emperor, Zhao Kuangyin and Zhang Yongde were almost the same, and they achieved great military exploits during the southern expedition to the Tang Dynasty. Of course, in the eyes of outsiders, the young generals who defected to Emperor Taizu had already served as the direct military envoys of Kaifeng Prefecture and became close confidants of the former emperor when the former emperor was the governor of Kaifeng.
It was already destined!
