Before and after Mao Shi.
A faint light suddenly bloomed in the dark night.
Gradually, the shimmer became more and more powerful.
In just half an hour, the pitch-black night was dispelled.
The sun shines on the world again.
Inside the Jinluan Hall of the Daming Palace in Chang'an City.
All the civil and military officials lined up neatly in the main hall early and stood with their hands hanging down.
But he never waited for Emperor Zhengde to appear.
In addition, there is a lack of one assistant, one assistant, and one minister of the Ministry of War in the civil service seats.
This is undoubtedly the most obvious signal for some officials who have become mature with age.
If so, the hall would have been filled with whispers.
But today, the hall was deathly quiet.
Nothing else.
The prince is still in the main hall.
I do not know how long it has been.
A slightly sharp voice suddenly came from outside Jinluan Palace.
"Your Majesty has arrived."
The moment they heard the sound, all civil and military officials were shocked.
Xu Yong quietly took a few deep breaths and adjusted himself to the best condition.
If we say that the great court at the winter solstice will be a test of life and death for Xu Yi.
So today's court meeting is a life and death test for Xu Yong.
, some risks are worth taking, aren't they?
Emperor Zhengde, supported by the eunuchs, slowly walked into the palace and walked towards the supreme dragon chair.
Not far behind him, the three people who followed silently returned to their own positions in a tacit understanding.
When Emperor Zhengde turned around on the dragon throne.
All civil and military officials bowed their heads and saluted, shouting: "We pay our respects to Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty."
The roaring sound like a tsunami echoed in the Jinluan Hall for a long time.
Emperor Zhengde entered slowly and said calmly: "Pingshen."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The civil and military officials bowed their hands again and straightened their backs.
The great eunuch Zhan Zhu raised the golden dragon pattern in his hand high and slapped it heavily on the ground.
A loud sound of "Pa!" came from Zhan Zhu.
After walking around the main hall for a long time, they dispersed.
All the civil and military officials heard the whip, and their spirits were shaken again.
Zhan Zhu said loudly: "When something happens, we will retreat."
The words are over.
One of the civil servants suddenly walked out and started playing.
According to the court rules, the more important things should be put to the end.
One court session took half an hour just to deal with various chores.
In this issue, Emperor Zhengde asked Xu Yong several times about his views on things.
Xu Yong responded to every inquiry with a normal attitude.
After finishing the chores.
Zhan Zhu swung the golden dragon pattern whip in his hand again.
After the sound of the whip subsides.
Cao Siyan, Minister of War, stepped forward with a white jade board in his hand and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the Huns invaded Shanggu County at the beginning of the month."
"Three attacks in a row in five days robbed nearly 10,000 of our Shanggu officials and people."
As soon as this statement came out.
Dozens of gasping sounds instantly sounded in Jinluan Hall.
Dozens of people even frowned immediately after hearing this.
Cao Siyan seemed to be reporting to Emperor Zhengde, but in fact he was reporting to the civil and military officials.
Nothing else.
The court meeting is an old tradition.
The corner of Emperor Zhengde's eyes flashed across Xu Yong's face.
Seeing that Xu Yong's expression was not much different from that of the official who first heard the news. ….
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Then he withdrew his eyes and looked at Li Guangli, the leader of the generals.
Upon seeing this, Li Guangli stepped forward and saluted with his hands raised: "Your Majesty."
"What do you think, General?" Emperor Zhengde asked calmly, his eyelids slightly twitching.
Li Guangli saluted and said: "Back to Your Majesty, I would like to know how many troops the Huns sent this time, where they came from, and which three cities they plundered."
As soon as the words fell, the hall suddenly fell into deathly silence.
It's hard for a clever woman to make a fool of herself without rice. If she doesn't know the details, all her plans will be empty talk.
Emperor Zhengde turned slightly to look at Cao Siyan in the crowd below.
Cao Siyan jumped out of the queue in an instant (this chapter is not finished yet!)
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After saluting with his hands, he said: "The Xiongnu sent a total of eight thousand troops this time, of which more than two thousand were made by the Xiongnu who were lurking in Shanggu County."
"The Huns worked carefully to take advantage of the unpreparedness of the defenders at night, seize the city, and let the Huns cavalry enter."
"The three cities of Guangning, Ningxian and Xialuo were all lost in this way."
After hearing this, all the civil and military officials fell into deep thought.
Li Guangli frowned and said, "What is the situation in Shanggu County now?"
Cao Siyan replied: "Eight hundred miles has been sent out urgently. Sun Daohua has ordered Jiang Yanrui and Li Yu to lead their troops to pursue them."
When Cao Siyan mentioned that Li Yu led his troops to pursue him, Li Guangli couldn't help but have a flash of worry in his eyes.
Naturally, this worried look could not escape Emperor Zhengde, who was observing secretly.
Li Guangli frowned and thought for a moment.
After a moment, Li Guangli raised his hand again and said, "Your Majesty."
"What do you think, General?" Emperor Zhengde asked again.
Li Guangli cupped his hands and replied: "Your Majesty, I think there must be something fishy about this matter."
"Oh?" Emperor Zhengde was confused, and then asked: "General, tell me in detail."
"According to the order." Li Guangli bowed his hands.
Then he said: "In the battle of Mobei between the Huns and I, although there were occasional encounters in more than ten years, they never really met with swords."
"The eight-hundred-mile rush coming from Shanggu County is not ugly. The Huns' invasion must have been premeditated."
"Since we have already predicted it, why not take advantage of the severe drought in Guanzhong to invade us, but wait until the disaster in Guanzhong subsides to invade?"
"If we take advantage of the severe drought in Guanzhong to invade, the Huns will definitely be able to expand their results several times."
The words are over.
Whispers suddenly sounded in the hall.
Everything Li Guangli said makes sense.
Just thinking about it makes many people wet their backs.
Nothing else.
If any of the people present were the Huns, they would choose to invade during the severe drought in Guanzhong.
Rather than the severe drought in Guanzhong quelling the invasion from the rear.
Emperor Zhengde turned his head slightly and looked at Zhan Zhu beside him.
Seeing this, Zhan Zhu raised the golden dragon-patterned whip in his hand again.
Then he jerked toward the ground.
A loud sound of "Pa!" burst out from the hall.
As the loud noise slowly subsided, the Jinluan Hall, which was still noisy just now, suddenly became quiet and audible.
Although the civil and military officials wanted to speak a lot, they could only keep quiet at this time.
Emperor Zhengde looked at Cao Siyan, Minister of War, again.
Seeing this, Cao Siyan had no choice but to come out again, and bowed his hands in front of Emperor Zhengde.
Then he turned around and faced the civil and military officials directly and said: "Last winter, there were several major disasters in Mobei, and countless cattle and sheep froze to death."…
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After finishing his words, Cao Siyan turned around and walked again, then silently returned to his original position.
After a few breaths.
Nearly half of the civil and military officials looked astonished.
The Xiongnu had spies in the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so how could the Great Zhou Dynasty not have spies on the Xiongnu side?
Some information will not be made public immediately after it is sent to the center.
It's about waiting for the right time.
What's more, even if Emperor Zhengde informed the civil and military officials about the heavy snowfall in Mobei and the road closures, what would be the use?
Since the decisive battle in Mobei during the Great Zhou Dynasty, people's livelihood has been declining.
Last year, Guanzhong suffered a natural disaster that was rare in a century.
Just one natural disaster almost weakened the Zhou Dynasty, so there was no other energy and financial resources to attack the Xiongnu.
In an instant, countless officials frowned.
Among them, Li Guangli is particularly important.
If someone were on the sidelines and heard about the Xiongnu's misfortune, the civil and military officials might be happy.
But not now.
Nothing else.
Mobei is covered in heavy snow, and their cattle and sheep are frozen to death. What will happen to the Huns who are driven to despair by natural disasters?
What will happen if the bloody example of Shanggu County is in front of us?
Emperor Zhengde looked calmly at the silent civil and military officials below.
His eyes were calm without any emotion.
After a few breaths.
Emperor Zhengde looked at Li Guangli again.
Li Guangli (this chapter is not finished yet!)
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Seeing this, he made up his mind, then clasped his fists and saluted: "Your Majesty, the Xiongnu has suffered a lot. This invasion of Shanggu County is probably just the beginning."
"I request my order to conquer the Huns again!"
The words are over.
In an instant, several more generals came out to ask for orders.
Emperor Zhengde was silent for a few moments before he wanted to speak.
A member of the lineage of clan members walked out, clasped his fists in the military general salute and said: "Your Majesty, if there is another war, the countries in the Western Regions may rebel again."
"I request my order to return to the Western Regions!"
The man was dressed in a dark jade-colored green dragon with four claws, and he was none other than King Xu Zhen of the Jin Dynasty.
Emperor Zhengde stood up slowly and said, "Let's put this matter aside for the time being until the next eight hundred miles urgent letter arrives."
The words are over.
Emperor Zhengde shook his sleeves lightly, stepped towards the back, and said: "Retreat from the court."
"I respectfully send off His Majesty's Majesty." Hearing this, all the civil and military officials had no choice but to bow and send him off.
When the figure of Emperor Zhengde disappeared behind the Jinluan Hall.
Prince Xu Yong followed closely and walked out of the Golden Palace.
After both of them left.
Only then did all the civil and military officials walk out of the Jinluan Hall one after another.
When he walked out of the Daming Palace, the original queue instantly fell into pieces.
Familiar officials gathered together in twos and threes to talk about today's affairs in the court.
Of course, the most talked about thing is Shanggu County.
Today's court meeting is just the beginning, whether it is Emperor Zhengde or the civil and military officials.
Everyone knows in their hearts that nothing substantial can be discussed at this court meeting.
The reason for mentioning this is firstly to allow civil and military officials to have a mental attitude, or to have a buffer to think about countermeasures.
Second, it was to test the attitude of civil and military officials towards this matter.
After all, it is difficult for the current Zhou Dynasty to sustain a war similar to the Mobei War.
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In the Imperial Study Room of Zichen Hall of the Imperial Palace.
As soon as Emperor Zhengde entered the imperial study, he waved away all the eunuchs around him. ….
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Emperor Zhengde, who had not slept all night, did not feel sleepy at all.
Taking out the elixir from the side, Emperor Zhengde stared at the brocade box for a long time.
Finally, he picked up two pills at once, raised his head and swallowed them into his belly.
After the elixir entered his stomach, Emperor Zhengde leaned on the dragon chair and closed his eyes slightly.
The performance of Xu Yong and Li Guangli in the court today not only flashed through my mind.
Whether it was Xu Yongye or Li Guangli, there was nothing wrong with their words or expressions in the court today.
Especially some inadvertent small movements wrap up this performance seamlessly.
After a while.
Emperor Zhengde slowly opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the Prince's Mansion in the East Palace.
His eyes stayed for a long time before he looked back.
"I hope it's not you who is causing trouble behind my back." Emperor Zhengde looked away and murmured in a low voice.
In fact, if Cao Siyan hadn't mentioned Mobei Daxueyi, Xu Yong's suspicion would not have been eliminated so quickly.
"Zhan Zhu." Emperor Zhengde slowly sat up straight and shouted outside.
"I'm here, old slave." In the imperial study room, Zhan Zhu agreed and pushed the door open.
Emperor Zhengde looked at Zhan Zhu and said calmly: "Practice ink."
"According to the order." Zhan Zhu agreed and quickly stepped forward.
After the ink is ground, step aside again.
Emperor Zhengde dipped his pen in ink and then slowly wrote two lines of small characters on the white rice paper.
"I have been in a state of confusion recently. I swallowed the pill but it can only slow me down a little. I still need to count the dragons. Is there any way to improve it?"
"After reading it, the Dharma will not be transmitted to the six ears."
When the ink was dry, Emperor Zhengde slowly tore off the two lines of small characters from the white rice paper.
"Letter, fire, sealing mud." Emperor Zhengde ordered.
After everything is ready.
Emperor Zhengde sealed the note with a line of small words and handed it to Zhan Zhu.
He whispered: "Give this letter to the Imperial Master."
"I obey." Zhan Zhu took the envelope with both hands and said respectfully.
After Zhan Zhu retreated, Emperor Zhengde immediately left the imperial book and went to the palace. (This chapter is not finished yet!)
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Inside the Prince's Mansion in the East Palace.
Xu Yong and Li Guangli sat opposite each other.
After Han Xingrong poured tea for the two of them, he quietly exited the book and closed the door carefully.
Xu Yong picked up the tea cup and took a sip and asked: "How much do you think my father will believe me?"
Li Guangli stretched out his right hand and chuckled: "Fifty percent."
"Fifty percent." Xu Yong murmured, then chuckled: "It's not low."
Li Guangli smiled and didn't say much.
It was already very difficult to dispel 50% of Emperor Zhengde's suspicions. As for fighting them all, he didn't even dare to think about it.
After all, he had actually witnessed Emperor Zhengde's suspicion.
Xu Yong leaned back on the Taishi chair, spread his arms and stretched heavily.
With a relaxed smile on his face, he said: "Now I'm just waiting for the arrival of the next eight-hundred-mile express letter from Xu Yi."
The next letter is due to arrive eight hundred miles away, and Xu Yong is confident that at least 70% of his suspicions will be cleared.
For Xu Yonger, 70% is enough.
As for washing them all, he didn't even dare to think about it.
Li Guangli picked up the tea cup and chuckled: "I really want to see Xu Yi's expression when he hears the proposal of King Yan."
Xu Yong laughed instantly when he heard this.
The corners of his smiling eyes were slightly moist.
It took a long time to stop laughing.
"That must be wonderful." Xu Yong affirmed.
After a while.
Li Guangli stopped talking and stood up: "It's almost time, I have to leave first."
Xu Yong looked at the engraving on the desk and then calmed down all his emotions.
He stood up and sent Li Guangli out of the Prince's Mansion in the East Palace.
In order to eliminate the pregnancy, even this meeting between uncle and nephew was delayed.
It can be seen how much effort Xu Yi put in to eliminate this big worry.
After a while, Xu Yong returned to the study again.
He sat quietly for a while and waited until he had sorted out all the plans again before ordering someone to call Han Xingrong.
"Your Highness." After a while, Han Xingrong appeared in the study room of the Prince's Mansion again.
Xu Yong raised his head and looked at Han Xingrong after hearing this.
After he closed the door tightly again.
Xu Yong waved his hands slightly and said calmly: "Come here."
"Follow the order." Han Xingrong agreed and quickly stepped forward.
In just over twenty breaths of time when Xu Yong whispered.
Han Xingrong's complexion changed several times, and his speed was comparable to that of acrobats.
"Go." Xu Yong ordered for a while, then patted Han Xingrong on the shoulder.
"Follow the order!" Han Xingrong agreed and left quickly. .
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